minnesota twins (66-89) vs. arizona diamondbacks...

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THE TWINS: The Twins began their final homestand of the season with a three-game series victory over the Tigers last week (2-1), followed by a three-game series loss to the Indians over the weekend (1-2)...tonight they begin their final home series of 2014 with three against Arizona...after this series, the Twins travel to Detroit for four to complete the 2014 season. TWINS LOSE SERIES TO TRIBE: The Twins lost to the Indians yesterday afternoon by a score of 7-2...Anthony Swarzak (3-2) was the starter and loser, allowing five runs (3 earned) on eight hits in 4.1 innings pitched...the Twins struck out 15 times, the second most this season... they finished the season-series with the Indians at 8-11. NATIONAL TREASURE: Joe Mauer is a career .333 (210-for-631) hitter in 169 career Inter- league games — the seventh best average all-time, third among actives (Pedroia - .335, Markakis - .333)...Mauer’s .394 (65-for-165) IL batting average since the start of 2012 is the best in baseball, as is his .463 on-base percentage. Mauer has reached base in 25 straight IL games (since May 21, 2013), the longest active streak in baseball...if he reaches tonight it will mark the longest in baseball since Carlos Beltran had his streak of 43 straight snapped June 22, 2013...below are the Twins all-time longest IL on-base streaks: PLAYER STREAK FROM TO Matt Lawton 37 June 5, 1999 July 12, 2001 Justin Morneau 33 June 12, 2007 June 13, 2009 Joe Mauer 25 May 21, 2013 current INTERLEAGUE INFO: The Twins are 7-10 in Interleague play this season, winning three of their last four and five of their last eight...they have gone 2-5 at Target Field and 5-5 on the road... Minnesota is 172-147 (.539) all-time in Interleague play, the seventh most wins in IL history. This season in IL play: Eduardo Escobar is hitting .362 (21-for-58), Brian Dozier is hitting .352 (25-for-71), with a nine-game IL hitting streak (.459, 17-for-37). TWINS-DIAMONDBACKS, FOR THE RECORD: The Twins are 8-7 all-time against the D-Backs and playing them for the first time since May 20-22, 2011, getting swept in three at Chase Field...they last hosted the D-Backs June 20-22, 2008, sweeping them in three. MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS: The Twins announced today that first baseman/designated hitter Kennys Vargas has been named the 2014 Sherry Robertson Award winner as the Twins Minor League Player of the Year and right-handed pitcher Jose Berrios has been named the 2014 Jim Rantz Award winner as the Twins Minor League Pitcher of the Year. Vargas, 24, began the season at Double-A New Britain and batted .281 (100-for-356) with 17 doubles, 17 home runs, 63 RBI, 50 runs scored and 43 walks in 97 games with the Rock Cats. Vargas was selected to play in the SiriusXM Futures Game at Target Field over the All-Star break and was also named Eastern League Midseason All-Star. Berrios, 20, began the season at Single-A Ft. Myers and went 9-3, 1.96 ERA (96.1 IP, 21 ER), allowing 78 hits with 23 walks and 109 strikeouts in 16 starts. He was promoted to Double-A New Britain July 7 and went 3-4, 3.54 ERA (40.2 IP, 16 ER), allowing 33 hits with 12 walks and 28 strikeouts in eight starts. Berrios was placed on the disabled list August 2-10 with a right shoulder strain. He was named to the Florida State League Midseason and Postseason All-Star Teams. He was second among all Twins minor leaguers in wins (12) and strikeouts (111). Berrios was the starting pitcher for the World Team in the SiriusXM Futures Game at Target Field on July 13, tossing a perfect 1.0 inning with one strikeout. Both Vargas and Berrios, along with the other Twins 2014 award winners will be recognized at the 10th Annual Diamond Awards dinner, which will be held on Thursday, January 22, 2015, beginning at 5:30 pm at Target Field. ON THE OFFENSIVE: Since August 1, the Twins have scored 245 runs, the most in baseball, averaging 5.1 runs-per-game...additionally, since that date, they lead baseball in doubles (106), rank third in hits (461) fourth in on-base percentage (.332) and fifth in batting average (.273)...in their last 16 home games, they are hitting .310 (182-for-588) with 42 doubles and 103 runs scored. ALSO SINCE AUGUST 1: Individual Twins rankings since August 1: Danny Santana is tied with Mike Trout for first in baseball in runs scored with 38, Brian Dozier ranks fourth with 34. Joe Mauer ranks fourth in baseball in on-base percentage (.400) and Brian Dozier ranks 12th (.380). Kennys Vargas is tied for second in the AL in RBI (38)...Trevor Plouffe and Oswaldo Arcia are tied for sixth (34). Brian Dozier is tied for fourth in the AL in doubles (14), Kurt Suzuki is tied for seventh (13) and Santana is tied for 10th (12). Oswaldo Arcia ranks third in the AL in home runs (12). Dozier ranks second in the AL in walks (33) and Mauer ranks seventh (25). DANNY BOY: Danny Santana has hit safely in 19 of his last 20 home games with an at-bat...in those 20, he is hitting .375 (33-for-88) with seven doubles, four triples, one home run, 10 RBI, 19 runs scored and eight stolen bases. THIS AND THAT: The Twins have gone 33-45 at home this season...33 home wins match their 2011 total (33-48) for second most since moving into Target Field in 2010...their highest win total at Target Field came in 2010 (53-28). On this day in 1969 and in 1970, the Twins clinched the AL West...in 1968, Cesar Tovar played one inning at each position becoming only the second major leaguer in history to do it; Bert Campaneris of the Oakland Athletics was the first, earlier that season...in 2013, Oswaldo Arcia tied the Twins all-time single-game rookie record with six RBI, previous record-holder was Tony Oliva May 7, 1964 against LAA. Twins assistant coach and Triple-A Rochester Manager, Gene Glynn, is celebrating his 58th birthday today...he shares a birthday with Alexei Ramirez, Mike Matheny and Tommy Lasorda. STREAKS Current Streak: .............................. 2 losses Last 5 games: ........................................ 3-2 Last 10 games: ...................................... 4-6 Last 15 games: .................................... 5-10 Last 20 games: .................................... 7-13 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio 9/23 vs. Arizona Kyle Gibson (R, 12-11, 4.64) vs. Andrew Chafin (L, 0-0, 1.64) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN: KTWIN / LMB: BOB FM 9/24 vs. Arizona Phil Hughes (R, 15-10, 3.61) vs. Vidal Nuno (L, 0-6, 3.78) 12:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN: KTWIN Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central. TWINSPRESSBOX.COM Get the latest Twins notes, stat packs, clips, press releases, minor league reports, 2014 official team media guide as well as other team related information at: www.twinspressbox.com Find us on Twitter: @Twins and #MNTwins HOMESTAND (3-3) Batting Average ............ .284 (60-for-211) Runs Per-Game...................4.7 (28 R/6 G) Home Runs ............................................. 5 RISP ................................ .291 (16-for-55) Fielding Errors ........................................ 4 Team ERA .................5.07 (55.0 IP, 31 ER) Starters W-L ....................................... 1-2 Starters ERA .............6.29 (34.1 IP, 24 ER) Relievers W-L-S ............................... 2-1-0 Relievers ERA .............3.05 (20.2 IP, 7 ER) Save/Opportunities ..............................0/1 RECENT TRANSACTIONS 8/9 RHP May recalled from AAA 1B/DH Colabello optioned to AAA 8/9 Traded RHP Correia to Dodgers in exchange for PTBNL 8/11 RHP Adams acquired via trade with KC, in exchange for OF Willingham, Adams optioned AA 8/15 RHP Nolasco returned from rehab and reinstated from DL. RHP Pino optioned to AAA 8/23 RHP Pino recalled from AAA (26th man) RHP Pino optioned to AAA (26th man) 8/30 RHP Deduno claimed by Astros 8/31 LHP Thompson selected from AAA 8/31 LHP Ibarra outrighted to AA 9/2 IF Bernier contract selected from AAA OF Hicks recalled from AAA C/OF Herrmann recalled from AAA C Pinto recalled from AAA RHP Achter contract selected from AAA RHP Tonkin recalled from AAA RHP Oliveros contract selected from AAA LHP Darnell recalled from AAA 9/18 IF Florimon claimed off waivers by WAS TWINS AT A GLANCE Record: ......................................... 66-89 Home Record:............................... 33-45 Road Record:................................ 33-44 Record in series: ...................... 18-26-6 Series Openers: ............................ 17-33 Series Finales:.............................. 27-23 Rubber Games: ............................... 13-6 Sweeps/Swept: ................................. 3/7 March/April:.................................. 12-12 May: .............................................. 13-16 June: ............................................. 12-16 July:............................................... 11-15 August:.......................................... 11-18 September: ..................................... 7-12 vs. American League East: ........... 14-18 vs. American League Central: ...... 34-38 vs. American League West: .......... 11-23 vs. National League: ....................... 7-10 Games vs. LH Starter:................... 21-31 Games vs. RH Starter: .................. 45-58 Twins score first: .......................... 45-30 Opp. scores first: .......................... 21-59 Come-from-behind wins: .................. 32 Leading after 7/8 inn.:........... 49-6/55-3 Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ........... 7-73/4-77 Tied after 7/8 inn.: ................. 10-10/7-9 Extra-innings: ................................... 6-7 1-run games: ................................ 20-24 Twins out-hit opp.: ........................ 39-12 Opp. out-hit Twins:........................ 18-72 Twins/Opp. have = hits: .................... 9-5 Twins get Quality Start: ................ 44-17 Twins starter goes 6+ IP:............. 49-33 Most games over .500: ............... 2, 5/23 Most games under .500:......24, 2x, 9/16 Longest winning-streak: ......... 4, 6/19-22 Longest losing-streak:...... 5, 2x, 6/24-28 When Twins score 4+: .................. 55-39 When Twins score 3-: ................... 11-50 Team-high hits:............... 23, 8/3 at CWS Team-high runs: ...........20, 8/22 vs. DET Opp.-high hits: ... 19, 2x, last 9/7 vs. LAA Opp.-high runs:.............. 14, 6/8 vs. HOU Twins get 10+ hits: ....................... 31-26 Walk-Off W/L: ................................... 7-7 Shutouts W/L: ................................. 7/11 Complete Games: .. 2, last 6/17 Hughes at BOS Target Field Sellouts (’14/All-Time): .......-/152 MINNESOTA TWINS (66-89) VS. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (62-94) MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 - 7:10 (CT) - FOX SPORTS NORTH / TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK Ricky Nolasco (R, 5-11, 5.34) vs. Josh Collmenter (R, 10-8, 3.60) GAME 156 HOME GAME 79 UPCOMING MILESTONES PLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACH Ron Gardenhire 1064 wins Needs 76 to tie Tom Kelly (1,140) for most wins in franchise history Joe Mauer 109 home runs Needs 1 to tie Roy Smalley (110) for 12th on Twins all-time list 1293 games Needs 68 to tie Gary Gaetti (1361) and for 6th on Twins all-time list 307 doubles Needs 5 to tie Hrbek (312) for 3rd on Twins list 686 RBI Needs 25 to tie Torii Hunter (711) for 8th on Twins all-time list Glen Perkins 88 saves Needs 1 to pass Al Worthington for sole possession of 6th on Twins all-time list TWINS VS. ARIZONA 2011 Record: ......................................... 0-3 Current Streak:............................... 3 losses 2008 at Home: ....................................... 3-0 2011 at Arizona: .................................... 0-3 All-Time Record: .................................... 8-7 All-Time at Home: .................................. 4-2 All-Time at Arizona: ............................... 4-5 2011 Game Logs: Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save 5/20 ARI 7-8 Kennedy/Duensing/Paterson 5/21 ARI 6-9 Heilman/Capps/Putz 5.22 ARI 2-3 Hudson/Burnett/Putz

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Page 1: MINNESOTA TWINS (66-89) VS. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (62-94)mlb.mlb.com/documents/6/7/2/95865672/Twins_Notes_9_22_14_3ue… · the Rock Cats. Vargas was selected to play in the SiriusXM

THE TWINS: The Twins began their final homestand of the season with a three-game series victory over the Tigers last week (2-1), followed by a three-game series loss to the Indians over the weekend (1-2)...tonight they begin their final home series of 2014 with three against Arizona...after this series, the Twins travel to Detroit for four to complete the 2014 season.

TWINS LOSE SERIES TO TRIBE: The Twins lost to the Indians yesterday afternoon by a score of 7-2...Anthony Swarzak (3-2) was the starter and loser, allowing five runs (3 earned) on eight hits in 4.1 innings pitched...the Twins struck out 15 times, the second most this season...they finished the season-series with the Indians at 8-11.

NATIONAL TREASURE: Joe Mauer is a career .333 (210-for-631) hitter in 169 career Inter-league games — the seventh best average all-time, third among actives (Pedroia - .335, Markakis - .333)...Mauer’s .394 (65-for-165) IL batting average since the start of 2012 is the best in baseball, as is his .463 on-base percentage.

• Mauer has reached base in 25 straight IL games (since May 21, 2013), the longest active streak in baseball...if he reaches tonight it will mark the longest in baseball since Carlos Beltran had his streak of 43 straight snapped June 22, 2013...below are the Twins all-time longest IL on-base streaks:

PLAYER STREAK FROM TOMatt Lawton 37 June 5, 1999 July 12, 2001Justin Morneau 33 June 12, 2007 June 13, 2009Joe Mauer 25 May 21, 2013 current

INTERLEAGUE INFO: The Twins are 7-10 in Interleague play this season, winning three of their last four and five of their last eight...they have gone 2-5 at Target Field and 5-5 on the road...Minnesota is 172-147 (.539) all-time in Interleague play, the seventh most wins in IL history.

• This season in IL play: Eduardo Escobar is hitting .362 (21-for-58), Brian Dozier is hitting .352 (25-for-71), with a nine-game IL hitting streak (.459, 17-for-37).

TWINS-DIAMONDBACKS, FOR THE RECORD: The Twins are 8-7 all-time against the D-Backs and playing them for the first time since May 20-22, 2011, getting swept in three at Chase Field...they last hosted the D-Backs June 20-22, 2008, sweeping them in three.

MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS: The Twins announced today that first baseman/designated hitter Kennys Vargas has been named the 2014 Sherry Robertson Award winner as the Twins Minor League Player of the Year and right-handed pitcher Jose Berrios has been named the 2014 Jim Rantz Award winner as the Twins Minor League Pitcher of the Year. Vargas, 24, began the season at Double-A New Britain and batted .281 (100-for-356) with 17 doubles, 17 home runs, 63 RBI, 50 runs scored and 43 walks in 97 games with the Rock Cats. Vargas was selected to play in the SiriusXM Futures Game at Target Field over the All-Star break and was also named Eastern League Midseason All-Star. Berrios, 20, began the season at Single-A Ft. Myers and went 9-3, 1.96 ERA (96.1 IP, 21 ER), allowing 78 hits with 23 walks and 109 strikeouts in 16 starts. He was promoted to Double-A New Britain July 7 and went 3-4, 3.54 ERA (40.2 IP, 16 ER), allowing 33 hits with 12 walks and 28 strikeouts in eight starts. Berrios was placed on the disabled list August 2-10 with a right shoulder strain. He was named to the Florida State League Midseason and Postseason All-Star Teams. He was second among all Twins minor leaguers in wins (12) and strikeouts (111). Berrios was the starting pitcher for the World Team in the SiriusXM Futures Game at Target Field on July 13, tossing a perfect 1.0 inning with one strikeout. Both Vargas and Berrios, along with the other Twins 2014 award winners will be recognized at the 10th Annual Diamond Awards dinner, which will be held on Thursday, January 22, 2015, beginning at 5:30 pm at Target Field.

ON THE OFFENSIVE: Since August 1, the Twins have scored 245 runs, the most in baseball, averaging 5.1 runs-per-game...additionally, since that date, they lead baseball in doubles (106), rank third in hits (461) fourth in on-base percentage (.332) and fifth in batting average (.273)...in their last 16 home games, they are hitting .310 (182-for-588) with 42 doubles and 103 runs scored.

ALSO SINCE AUGUST 1: Individual Twins rankings since August 1: • Danny Santana is tied with Mike Trout for first in baseball in runs scored with 38, Brian Dozier ranks fourth with 34. • Joe Mauer ranks fourth in baseball in on-base percentage (.400) and Brian Dozier ranks 12th (.380). • Kennys Vargas is tied for second in the AL in RBI (38)...Trevor Plouffe and Oswaldo Arcia are tied for sixth (34). • Brian Dozier is tied for fourth in the AL in doubles (14), Kurt Suzuki is tied for seventh (13) and Santana is tied for 10th (12). • Oswaldo Arcia ranks third in the AL in home runs (12). • Dozier ranks second in the AL in walks (33) and Mauer ranks seventh (25).

DANNY BOY: Danny Santana has hit safely in 19 of his last 20 home games with an at-bat...in those 20, he is hitting .375 (33-for-88) with seven doubles, four triples, one home run, 10 RBI, 19 runs scored and eight stolen bases.

THIS AND THAT: • The Twins have gone 33-45 at home this season...33 home wins match their 2011 total (33-48) for second most since moving into Target Field in 2010...their highest win total at Target Field came in 2010 (53-28). • On this day in 1969 and in 1970, the Twins clinched the AL West...in 1968, Cesar Tovar played one inning at each position becoming only the second major leaguer in history to do it; Bert Campaneris of the Oakland Athletics was the first, earlier that season...in 2013, Oswaldo Arcia tied the Twins all-time single-game rookie record with six RBI, previous record-holder was Tony Oliva May 7, 1964 against LAA. • Twins assistant coach and Triple-A Rochester Manager, Gene Glynn, is celebrating his 58th birthday today...he shares a birthday with Alexei Ramirez, Mike Matheny and Tommy Lasorda.

STREAKSCurrent Streak: ..............................2 lossesLast 5 games: ........................................3-2 Last 10 games: ......................................4-6Last 15 games: ....................................5-10Last 20 games: ....................................7-13

UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULEDate Opponent Probable Pitchers Time Television Radio / Spanish Radio9/23 vs. Arizona Kyle Gibson (R, 12-11, 4.64) vs. Andrew Chafin (L, 0-0, 1.64) 7:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN: KTWIN / LMB: BOB FM9/24 vs. Arizona Phil Hughes (R, 15-10, 3.61) vs. Vidal Nuno (L, 0-6, 3.78) 12:10 pm Fox Sports North TIBN: KTWIN

Games can be heard via the Twins website at twinsbaseball.com. All game times are listed as Central.

TWINSPRESSBOX.COMGet the latest Twins notes, stat packs, clips, press releases, minor league reports, 2014 official team media guide as well as other team related information at:

www.twinspressbox.com Find us on Twitter: @Twins and #MNTwins

HOMESTAND (3-3)

Batting Average ............ .284 (60-for-211)Runs Per-Game ...................4.7 (28 R/6 G)Home Runs .............................................5RISP ................................ .291 (16-for-55)Fielding Errors ........................................4

Team ERA .................5.07 (55.0 IP, 31 ER)Starters W-L ....................................... 1-2 Starters ERA .............6.29 (34.1 IP, 24 ER)Relievers W-L-S ...............................2-1-0Relievers ERA .............3.05 (20.2 IP, 7 ER)Save/Opportunities ..............................0/1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

8/9 RHP May recalled from AAA 1B/DH Colabello optioned to AAA8/9 Traded RHP Correia to Dodgers in exchange for PTBNL8/11 RHP Adams acquired via trade with KC, in exchange for OF Willingham, Adams optioned AA8/15 RHP Nolasco returned from rehab and reinstated from DL. RHP Pino optioned to AAA8/23 RHP Pino recalled from AAA (26th man) RHP Pino optioned to AAA (26th man)8/30 RHP Deduno claimed by Astros8/31 LHP Thompson selected from AAA8/31 LHP Ibarra outrighted to AA9/2 IF Bernier contract selected from AAA OF Hicks recalled from AAA C/OF Herrmann recalled from AAA C Pinto recalled from AAA RHP Achter contract selected from AAA RHP Tonkin recalled from AAA RHP Oliveros contract selected from AAA LHP Darnell recalled from AAA9/18 IF Florimon claimed off waivers by WAS

TWINS AT A GLANCERecord: .........................................66-89 Home Record: ...............................33-45Road Record: ................................33-44Record in series: ...................... 18-26-6Series Openers: ............................17-33 Series Finales: ..............................27-23Rubber Games: ...............................13-6Sweeps/Swept: ................................. 3/7March/April: ..................................12-12May: ..............................................13-16 June: .............................................12-16July: ...............................................11-15August: ..........................................11-18September: .....................................7-12vs. American League East: ...........14-18vs. American League Central: ......34-38vs. American League West: ..........11-23vs. National League: .......................7-10Games vs. LH Starter: ...................21-31Games vs. RH Starter: ..................45-58Twins score first: ..........................45-30Opp. scores first: ..........................21-59Come-from-behind wins: .................. 32Leading after 7/8 inn.: ........... 49-6/55-3Trailing after 7/8 inn.: ........... 7-73/4-77Tied after 7/8 inn.: ................. 10-10/7-9Extra-innings: ...................................6-71-run games: ................................20-24Twins out-hit opp.: ........................39-12Opp. out-hit Twins:........................18-72 Twins/Opp. have = hits: ....................9-5Twins get Quality Start: ................44-17Twins starter goes 6+ IP: .............49-33Most games over .500: ............... 2, 5/23Most games under .500: ......24, 2x, 9/16Longest winning-streak: ......... 4, 6/19-22Longest losing-streak: ...... 5, 2x, 6/24-28When Twins score 4+: ..................55-39When Twins score 3-: ...................11-50Team-high hits:...............23, 8/3 at CWSTeam-high runs: ...........20, 8/22 vs. DETOpp.-high hits: ... 19, 2x, last 9/7 vs. LAAOpp.-high runs: ..............14, 6/8 vs. HOUTwins get 10+ hits: .......................31-26Walk-Off W/L: ...................................7-7Shutouts W/L: ................................. 7/11Complete Games: ..2, last 6/17 Hughes at BOSTarget Field Sellouts (’14/All-Time): .......-/152

MINNESOTA TWINS (66-89) VS. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (62-94)MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 - 7:10 (CT) - FOX SPORTS NORTH / TREASURE ISLAND BASEBALL NETWORK

Ricky Nolasco (R, 5-11, 5.34) vs. Josh Collmenter (R, 10-8, 3.60)GAME 156 HOME GAME 79

UPCOMING MILESTONES

PLAYER CURRENT NO. MILESTONE WITHIN REACHRon Gardenhire 1064 wins Needs 76 to tie Tom Kelly (1,140) for most wins in franchise historyJoe Mauer 109 home runs Needs 1 to tie Roy Smalley (110) for 12th on Twins all-time list 1293 games Needs 68 to tie Gary Gaetti (1361) and for 6th on Twins all-time list 307 doubles Needs 5 to tie Hrbek (312) for 3rd on Twins list 686 RBI Needs 25 to tie Torii Hunter (711) for 8th on Twins all-time listGlen Perkins 88 saves Needs 1 to pass Al Worthington for sole possession of 6th on Twins all-time list

TWINS VS. ARIZONA2011 Record: .........................................0-3 Current Streak: ...............................3 losses2008 at Home: .......................................3-02011 at Arizona: ....................................0-3All-Time Record: ....................................8-7All-Time at Home: ..................................4-2All-Time at Arizona: ...............................4-5

2011 Game Logs:

Date Site Score Winner/Loser/Save5/20 ARI 7-8 Kennedy/Duensing/Paterson5/21 ARI 6-9 Heilman/Capps/Putz5.22 ARI 2-3 Hudson/Burnett/Putz

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• He is making his 26th start of 2014.• He is making his 255th career appearance and 238th career start.

W L ERA GS IP ER AVG H AB HR BB SO Home: 3 5 4.14 12 74.0 34 Vs. Left: .336 101 301 11 24 44 Road: 2 6 6.54 13 74.1 54 VS. RIGHT: .296 88 297 9 11 60 Day: 2 7 7.78 11 59.0 51 TOTALS: .316 189 598 20 35 104 Night: 3 4 3.73 14 89.1 37 Grass: 4 11 5.14 23 136.2 78 None On: .326 108 331 11 16 58 Turf: 1 0 7.71 2 11.2 10 Runners On: .303 81 267 9 19 46

2014 MISC. NUMBERS

• • Signed a four-year contract with the Twins as a free agent on December 3, 2013.• Has seven seasons of at least 10 wins in his eight-year career. • Traded by the Marlins, along with cash, to the Dodgers for Angel Sanchez, Steve Ames and Josh

Wall on July 6, 2013.• Made his major league debut on April 5, 2006 at Houston with 3.0 innings of scoreless relief...

made his first start on May 17, 2006 at Atlanta and picked up his first win on May 22, 2006 vs. Chicago, allowing one run in 7.0 innings.

• Was acquired by the Marlins from the Cubs in 2005 as part of a four-player deal that sent Juan Pierre to the Cubs.

• Was originally selected by Chicago in the fourth round of the 2001 First-Year Player Draft.• Is a native of Corona, CA, native and attended Rialto High School.

CAREER NOTES

PREVIOUS START: He did not factor into the decision in the 4-3 win on September 16 against Detroit, opposite Rick Porcello...he pitched 8.0 shutout innings, allowing just five hits and one walk while striking out five...pitched his ninth quality start of the season...with this no decision Nolasco has a current five-game losing streak dating back to July 6 (last win coming July 1 vs. KC).• In Nolasco's last 15 innings pitched, he has allowed only one run, coming from a fourth inning

solo home run by the Tribe's Carlos Santana on September 11 at Cleveland.

FACING THE DIAMONDBACKS: Nolasco will be facing the Diamondbacks for the first time this season and the 13th time in his career...he was the winner in his last start July 9, 2013 at Arizona allowing six runs on nine hits with five strikeouts in 5.0 innings pitched...he is 8-2, 3.96 ERA (77.1 IP, 34 ER) with 17 walks and 76 strikeouts in 12 starts against the Diamondbacks in his career.

PITCHING SIX: Nolasco has pitched 6.0 innings-or-more 15 times (25 starts) this season...in those starts he is 5-6, 3.84 ERA (100.2 IP, 43 ER) with 17 walks and 74 strikeouts, compared to 0-5, 8.50 ERA (47.2 IP, 45 ER) with 18 walks and 30 strikeouts in 10 starts when failing to pitch 6.0 innings.

OFF THE DL: Nolasco was placed on the 15-day disabled list July 8 with a right elbow strain retroactive to July 7 (Chris Herrmann recalled)... he was returned from rehab assignment and reinstated from the 15-day disabled list prior to his start August 15.• He made two starts at Cedar Rapids on rehab assignment pitching 3.2 scoreless innings in his

first outing, August 5 vs. Wisconsin, allowing only two hits with one walk and two strikeouts...his second outing, August 10, Nolasco allowed three runs on eight hits with six strikeouts in 5.2 innings pitched.

NINE FOR NOLASCO: Was issued the loss in his 10th career complete game May 2 vs. Baltimore, op-posite Ubaldo Jimenez...allowed three runs on nine hits, one home run and one walk in six strikeouts over 9.0 innings...was the Twins first complete game of the season and first since Andew Albers on August 12, 2013 vs. Cleveland...Twins were unable to put up a run of support, getting shutout 3-0.• Nolasco threw 110 pitches, 80 for strikes...it was the ninth time in his career he threw at least

80 strikes in a game, and just the second time to throw 80 strikes when throwing 110 pitches or less...the other time being July 21, 2010 vs. Colorado when he tossed 109 pitches, 80 for strikes.

OPENING DAY STARTER: Nolasco made his third career Opening Day start March 31 vs. Chicago-AL and second straight Opening Day start...he started the first game of the season in 2013 for the Marlins, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out five in 6.0 innings April 1 at Washington, being issued the loss in the Marlins 2-0 defeat...his other Opening Day start came in 2009 with the Marlins when he faced the Nationals at home...in that start he allowed five runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out six and giving up one home run in 6.0 innings...the Marlins scored 12 runs behind him as he earned the win...also made an Opening Day relief appearance for the Marlins in 2008, tossing 3.0 scoreless innings.

2013 RECAP: Nolasco finished 2013, his eighth big league season, with a record of 13-11 and a 3.70 ERA in 34 games (33 starts) between the Marlins and Dodgers...he went 8-3 with a 3.52 ERA (87.0 IP, 34 ER) in 16 games (15 starts) as a Dodger...Nolasco was Miami’s Opening Day starter and made 18 starts for the Marlins on the year, going 5-8 with a 3.85 ERA (112.1 IP, 48 ER).• Was acquired by the Dodgers on July 6 in exchange for minor leaguers RHP Josh Wall, RHP Steven

Ames and RHP Angel Sanchez and an international signing bonus slot.• Had the best month of his career in August, going 5-0 with a 1.64 ERA (38.1 IP, 7 ER) in six starts.• Made one Postseason start for LA, was dealt the loss in Game 4 at Dodger Stadium after allowing

three runs on three hits, one home run, one walk and striking out four in 4.0 innings.

Height: 6-2 Weight: 225 B/T: R/R Age: 31 (12/13/1982 in Corona, CA)

2014: 5-11, 5.34 ERA CAREER: 94-86, 4.47 ERA

RICKY NOLASCO #47

DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR BB SO LEFT GAME NOTES PITCHES/K3/31 at CWS L 6.0 10 5 5 2 2 4 Trailing 5-2 Third career Opening Day start 93/594/6 at CLE ND 4.0 7 5 5 1 4 1 Leading 6-5 Allowed 4 walks, two came around to score 91/524/12 vs. KC W 8.0 5 1 1 0 1 4 Leading 7-1 Allowed just one hit thru first 4.0 innings 106/58 4/18 at KC L 5.2 11 5 5 1 0 3 Trailing 5-0 Third start to allow at least five runs 108/75 4/24 at TB W 6.0 10 6 6 1 2 1 Leading 9-4 Six runs allowed were most since 9/25/13 96/58 MARCH/APRIL 2-2 29.2 43 22 22 5 9 13 6.67 ERA5/2 vs. BAL L 9.0 9 3 3 1 1 6 First CG 10th career CG, 1st since 9/9/12 at WAS 110/80 5/7 at CLE ND 6.0 6 3 3 1 1 9 Trailing 3-1 Indians walked off in bottom of 9th 96/61 5/13 vs. BOS ND 6.0 6 3 3 2 1 6 Leading 6-3 'Pen allowed 3 runs, Twins walked off in 9th 102/64 5/18 vs. SEA L 5.0 6 3 3 0 3 3 Trailing 3-2 'Pen allowed 3 runs in final 4.0 innings 100/63 5/25 at SF L 4.2 9 7 7 1 1 3 Trailing 7-1 Most runs allowed since 9/14/13 vs. SF (7) 88/57 5/30 at NYY W 6.0 7 1 1 0 4 3 Leading 4-1 First win since 4/24 at TB, span of 5 starts 107/59 MAY 1-3 36.2 43 20 20 5 11 30 4.91 ERA6/4 vs. MIL W 7.0 6 4 4 1 0 7 Leading 6-4 Twins scored 2 in bottom 7th to take lead 98/62 6/9 at TOR ND 5.2 7 4 4 2 2 6 Trailing 4-2 Twins scored 2 in 9th, lost 5-4 114/71 6/15 at DET ND 5.1 9 3 3 0 2 5 Tied 3-3 Tigers would walk off in bottom 9th 103/62 6/20 vs. CWS ND 5.1 6 2 2 2 2 2 Leading 4-2 Twins walked off in bottom 9th, 5-4 104/616/26 at LAA L 6.0 11 6 6 0 1 6 Trailing 4-1 Fourth loss on the road, fourth day loss 107/67 JUNE 1-1 29.1 39 19 19 5 7 26 5.83 ERA 7/1 vs. KC W 6.0 8 1 1 0 0 3 Leading 10-1 First win since 6/4, first quality since 5/30 100/687/6 vs. NYY L 2.0 7 6 6 1 1 0 Trailing 6-0 Shortest appearance of the season 42/25JULY 1-1 8.0 15 7 7 1 1 3 5.07 ERA 8/15 vs. KC L 6.0 7 5 5 0 1 3 Trailing 5-3 First start since returning from DL 81/488/20 vs. CLE L 6.2 8 4 4 1 1 6 Trailing 3-0 Longest outing since 6/4 vs. MIL 105/678/26 at KC ND 7.0 3 0 0 0 1 6 Leading 1-0 First ND since 6/20 vs. CWS 97/628/31 at BAL L 5.0 12 8 8 2 2 2 Trailing 2-4 12 hits allowed is most since 12 (7/31/11) 93/60AUGUST 0-3 24.2 30 17 17 3 5 17 6.20 ERA 9/5 vs. LAA ND 5.0 8 3 2 0 1 5 Tied 3-3 Twins scored 2 in 9th, lost 7-6 in 10th 98/629/11 at CLE L 7.0 6 1 1 1 0 5 Trailing 1-0 Twins suffer 11th shutout of season, 2-0 117/729/16 vs. DET ND 8.0 5 0 0 0 1 5 Leading 2-0 Longest outing since CG, 5/2 vs. BAL 109/70SEPTEMBER 0-1 20.0 19 4 3 1 2 15 1.35 ERA--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECORD IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA2013 TOTALS 13-11 199.1 195 90 82 17 46 165 3.70PRE-ASG TOTALS 5-7 103.2 140 68 68 16 28 72 5.90POST-ASG TOTALS 0-4 44.2 49 21 20 4 7 32 4.03SEASON TOTALS 5-11 148.1 189 89 88 20 35 104 5.34AL TOTALS 5-11 148.1 189 89 88 20 35 104 5.34NL TOTALS 89-75 1312.2 1385 690 638 153 306 1076 4.37CAREER TOTALS 94-86 1461.0 1574 779 726 173 341 1180 4.47

2014 MAJOR LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY

YEAR STARTS 6+ IP QS2006 22 14 132007 4 1 0 2008 32 24 232009 31 21 162010 26 18 16

2011 33 25 182012 31 19 14 2013 33 19 172014 25 15 9TOTALS 237 156 126

6.0-PLUS IP/QUALITY STARTS

INNING: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RUNS/HITS: 14/26 16/38 14/34 15/27 9/24 12/25 8/13 0/1 0/1

RUNS/HITS PER INNING

BASE RUNNERS PICK-OFFS SB-ATT GIDP NOLASCO: 229 2 14-19 15

MORE MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS

CG’s: 1, 5/2 vs. BAL CG’s: 10, last 5/2/14 vs. BAL SHO’s: - - SHO’s: 4, last 9/9/12 at WAS Low Hit: 9, 5/2 vs. BAL Low-Hit: 2, 8/19/08 at SF Innings: 9.0, 5/2 vs. BAL Innings: 9.0, 8x, last 5/2/14 vs. BAL SO: 9, 5/7 at CLE SO: 16, 9/30/09 at ATL Walks: 4, 2x, last 5/30 at NYY Walks: 5, 7/28/06 at PHI Hits: 12, 8/31 at BAL Hits: 15, 5/29/11 at LAD Home Runs: 2, 5x, last 8/31 at BAL Home Runs: 4, 4/17/08 vs. ATL Win-Streak: 2, 5/30-6/4 Win-Streak: 7, 8/1/13-9/13/13 Loss-Streak: 5, 7/6-current Loss-Streak: 5, 2x, last 7/6/14-current

2014 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS

2014 vs. Arizona: - -2014 vs. Arizona at Minnesota: - -2014 vs. Arizona at Arizona: - -Career vs. Arizona (12 starts): 8-2, 3.96 ERA (77.1 IP, 34 ER), 17 BB, 76 KCareer vs. Arizona at Home (5 starts): 4-1, 2.20 ERA (32.2 IP, 8 ER), 9 BB, 36 KCareer vs. Arizona at Arizona (7 starts): 4-1, 5.24 ERA (44.2 IP, 26 ER), 8 BB, 40 K

NOLASCO VS. ARIZONA

Collmenter vs. the TwinsPLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SOSuzuki .000 4 0 0 0 3Schafer .000 3 0 0 0 1Milone .000 2 0 0 0 1

Nolasco vs. the DiamondbacksPLAYER AVG AB H HR BB SOMontero .273 22 6 1 0 6Hill .333 15 5 0 0 2Gregorius .500 14 7 0 0 0Ross .400 10 4 0 1 0Pacheco .286 7 2 0 0 1Pennington .143 7 1 0 0 3Reimold .000 1 0 0 0 0

BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS

Gibson will be making his 30th start of the season tomorrow...he was the winner in his last start, September 17 vs. Detroit allowing four runs on seven hits with three walks and three strikeouts in 6.0 innings pitched...he will be facing the Diamondbacks for the first time in his career...he is 0-4, 7.59 ERA (21.1 IP, 18 ER) allowing three home runs with five walks and nine strikeouts in four career games against the National League...in 39 career starts, Gibson has a record of 14-15, 5.08 ERA (216.0 IP, 122 ER) with 74 walks and 122 strikeouts...he was drafted in the first round (22nd overall) in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Missouri.

TOMORROW'S STARTER - KYLE G I BSON , RHP

PITCHER LAST START (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K-HR) DEC. STARTS QS TEAM REC. RUN SUPP. RS AVGNolasco 9/16 vs. DET (8.0-5-0-0-1-5-0) ND 25 9 9-16 77 4.67Correia 8/6 vs. SD (6.0-5-3-3-1-3-0) ND 23 13 6-16 49 3.58Hughes 9/19 vs. CLE (7.0-10-4-4-0-5-1) ND 31 19 19-12 94 4.20Gibson 9/17 vs. DET (6.0-7-4-4-3-3-0) W 29 13 13-16 100 5.45Pelfrey 5/1 vs. LAD-1 (4.0-7-5-5-3-2-0) L 5 0 2-3 10 3.80Johnson 7/21 vs. CLE (5.0-5-2-2-3-4-0) ND 3 0 1-2 5 3.38Deduno 6/14 at DET (2.2-7-7-7-2-3-2) L 8 2 3-5 16 3.72Pino 8/23(1) vs. DET (5.0-6-4-1-2-6-0) W 11 3 6-5 24 3.58Swarzak 9/22 vs. CLE (4.1-8-5-3-2-2-0) L 3 0 1-2 3 1.98Darnell 9/13(2) at CWS (4.1-7-4-3-2-5-2) ND 4 0 0-4 12 6.00May 9/20 vs. CLE (4.2-8-7-7-1-2-3) L 8 1 3-6 24 8.39Milone 9/2 vs. CWS (3.2-5-3-3-4-3-1) ND 21 11 12-9 61 4.69

TWINS STARTERS IN 2014

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Homestand: 1-0-0, 0.00 (1.2 IP) Series vs. CLE: 1-0-0, 0.00 (0.2 IP) vs. Left: .226 vs. Right: .252

AConverted 9th career save 9/9 at CLE...2-for-3 in save opps in 2014...had 164 apps with CIN (2007-11)...has 201 with Twins since 2012. AAppeared in 71 games for the Twins in 2013...was tied ninth in the AL among righties...led MLB relievers with nine losses. AHas a career record of 18-19-9, 3.46 ERA (359.0 IP, 138 ER) with 135 walks, 302 strikeouts and 90 holds in 365 games.

JARED BURTON - RHP #61Height: 6-5 Weight: 225 B/T: R/R Age: 33 (6/2/81 in Westminster, SC) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 11/14/11

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/19 CLE W 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 09/17 DET ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 09/14 @CWS H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 09/13 @CWSGM2 BS 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 19/9 @CLE S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.1 IP), K Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP) vs. Left: .247 vs. Right: .262

AAllowed two runs in 19.0 IP (0.95 ERA) from 6/10-8/15...since then has allowed nine runs in 13 outings, 9.2 IP (8.38 ERA). AHad a career-high 15 holds in 2013...his 73 games tied for the Twins lead (also Fien)...his six relief wins were the most among all Twins and tied fourth among AL relievers...recorded first career save May 28, 2013 vs. Milwaukee with a scoreless 14th inning. ACareer record of 14-12-1, 3.53 ERA (252.2 IP, 99 ER) in 236 relief appearances and 23-24, 4.57 ERA (346.2 IP, 176 ER) in 61 starts.

BRIAN DUENSING - LHP #52Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 B/T: L/L Age: 31 (2/22/83 in Marysville, KS) Drafted: 3rd Round, 2005 Draft

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/19 CLE ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 09/17 DET H 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 19/9 @CLE H 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 09/7 LAA ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 29/5 LAA ND 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 09/3 CWS ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Homestand: 0-1-0, 6.75 (2.2 IP, 2 ER), K, BB Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.1 IP), BB, K vs. Left: .250 vs. Right: .265

AEarned his 26th hold of the season 9/9 at CLE...third in the AL in holds (Wade Davis - 29, Joba Chamberlain - 27). AAllowed runs in nine of his 36 appearances at Target Field. AHad 10.60 K/9.0 IP rate (73 K, 63.0 IP) in 2013, 2nd highest among Twins relievers behind Perkins’ 11.06 K/9.0 IP (77 K, 62.2 IP). ACareer record of 12-10-1, 3.89 ERA (173.2 IP, 75 ER) with 165 strikeouts, 37 walks in 191 apps with DET (2009-10) and MIN (2012-14).

CASEY FIEN - RHP #50Height: 6-2 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R Age: 30 (10/21/83 in Santa Rosa, CA) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 1/3/12

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/21 CLE ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 19/20 CLE ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 09/15 DET L 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 09/14 @CWS H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 19/13@CWSGM2 ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 19/9 @CLE H 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.2 IP), BB, K Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.2 IP), BB, K vs. Left: .289 vs. Right: .271

APosted a 1.00 ERA (9.0 IP, 1 ER) and held opponents to a .200 average in June, both lowest among all Twins pitchers in June. AInherited bases loaded a MLB-high 6 times, and allowed only 3 of the 18 to score. AHeld opponents to a .154 average (24-for-156) and .222 OBP in 2013...opponent average was the lowest by a reliever in the team’s history. AWas signed as a minor league free agent on August 18, 2011...originally drafted by Milwaukee in the 18th round of the 2009 Draft.

CALEB THIELBAR - LHP #56Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 B/T: R/L Age: 27 (1/31/87 in Northfield, MN) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent, 8/18/11

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/20 CLE ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 19/11@CLE GM2 ND 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 19/7 LAA ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 29/5 LAA ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 18/31 @BAL ND 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 18/29 @BAL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2013 BULLPEN 1st Batter Faced

PITCHER H/AB BB K AVG SV/OPP HLD IR/IRS IRS % LAST RELIEF APPEARANCE LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST LOSSAchter 2/4 1 1 .500 0/ 0 0 4/ 2 50.0% 9/20/14 CLE (ND) ….. … ….. … ….. …Burton 10/60 3 16 .167 2/ 3 14 22/ 4 18.2% 9/19/14 CLE (W) 9/19/14 CLE 9/9/14 @CLE 9/6/14 LAADarnell 0/3 0 1 .000 0/ 0 0 0/ 0 … 9/21/14 CLE (ND) ….. … ….. … 7/26/14 CWSDuensing 14/56 1 8 .250 0/ 4 7 40/ 13 32.5% 9/19/14 CLE (ND) 8/11/14 @HOU 5/28/13 @MIL 8/19/14 CLEFien 23/67 3 14 .343 1/ 5 26 22/ 6 27.3% 9/21/14 CLE (ND) 7/21/14 CLE 6/11/14 @TOR 9/15/14 DETOliveros 2/4 0 1 .500 0/ 0 0 3/ 2 66.7% 9/20/14 CLE (ND) ….. … ….. … 9/2/14 CWSPerkins 21/60 3 16 .350 34/ 41 0 1/ 0 0.0% 9/16/14 DET (W) 9/16/14 DET 9/14/14 @CWS 9/13/14(2) @CWSPressly 4/19 1 2 .211 0/ 1 3 19/ 4 21.1% 9/21/14 CLE (ND) 8/22/14 DET ….. … 8/14/13 CLESwarzak 12/45 1 4 .267 0/ 1 3 35/ 16 45.7% 9/11/14(1) @CLE (ND) 8/28/14 @KC ….. … 8/6/14 SDThielbar 13/48 2 6 .271 0/ 1 7 38/ 9 23.7% 9/20/14 CLE (ND) 5/5/14 @CLE ….. … 7/31/14 @KCThompson 1/5 0 1 .200 0/ 0 1 7/ 1 14.3% 9/21/14 CLE (ND) … … ….. … … …Tonkin 6/20 1 7 .300 0/ 0 4 22/ 6 27.3% 9/19/14 CLE (ND) ….. … ….. … ….. …Others 14/41 7 4 .341 0/ 1 4 24/ 12 50.0%TEAM 122/432 23 81 .282 37/ 57 69 237/ 75 31.6%

The opposition has a .262 (507-for-1936) batting-average-against with 47 home runs vs. Twins relievers.

2014 BULLPEN info

Homestand: 1-0-0, 27.00 (1.0 IP, 3 ER), HR Series vs. CLE: - - vs. Left: .284 vs. Right: .249

AWill not pitch again in 2014, shutdown with left forearm muscle strain and nerve irritation in left elbow...last appearance 9/16 vs. DET. AIs 6th closer in club history with back-to-back 30+ save seasons (36 in 2013)...first since Nathan did so in five straight (2005-09). ANamed to his second straight All-Star team in 2014...pitched a scoreless 9th to earn the save: fly out, strikeout and ground out. A34 saves are fifth most in the AL in 2014...70 saves since start of 2013 are the fourth most in the AL. AHas 88 career saves (2-2011, 16-2012, 36-2013, 34-2014) in 106 opps...88 saves are tied sixth on Twins all-time list with Al Worthington (tied 7th on franchise list)...needs 16 to tie Jeff Reardon for 5th on Twins list. ACareer record as a reliever of 14-8-88, 2.89 (308.2 IP, 99 ER) with 79 walks and 324 strikeouts in 295 appearances.

GLEN PERKINS - LHP #15Height: 6-0 Weight: 204 B/T: L/L Age: 31 (3/2/83 in St. Paul, MN) Drafted: 1st round (22nd overall), 2004 Draft

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/16 DET W 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 09/14 @CWS S 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 19/13 @CWSGM2 L 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 09/4 LAA L 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 09/2 CWS ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 09/1 @BAL S 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 08/28 @KC ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 18/26 @KC L 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 0

Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (3.0 IP), K Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.1 IP) vs. Left: .286 vs. Right: .258

ARecalled 7/24...has a 2.49 ERA (25.1 IP, 7 ER) in 22 appearances since recall. AWent 1-4, 2.98 ERA (60.1 IP, 20 ER) in 35 relief appearances for Triple-A Rochester this season. ASpent the entire 2013 with the Twins, going 3-3, 3.87 ERA (76.2 IP, 33 ER) in 49 relief outings...walked 27, struckout 49.

RYAN PRESSLY - RHP #57Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R Age: 25 (12/15/88 in Dallas, TX) Obtained: Selected in Rule 5 Draft from Boston, 12/6/12

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/21 CLE ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 09/17 DET H 1.1 4 0 0 0 0 09/15 DET ND 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 19/13@CWSGM2 ND 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 09/7 LAA ND 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0

Homestand (Start): 4.1 IP, 11 H, 6 R/ER, BB, 2 K Series vs. CLE: - - vs. Left: .264 vs. Right: .289

AMade second spot start of the season 9/15 vs. DET, allowing six runs on 11 hits in 4.1 innings in the Twins loss. ALeads majors with 164.0 relief innings pitched since start of 2013...is second in MLB with 237.1 relief IP since 2012 (Stammen-240.2). AMade 10 3.0-plus IP relief outings in 2013 with a 1.80 ERA (35.0 IP, 7 ER)...has six in 2014 with a 3.26 ERA (19.1 IP, 7 ER). ALed all MLB relievers in innings in 2013 (96.0)...was the first Twin to lead MLB in relief innings since 1997 (Greg Swindell, 112.0). ACareer record of 9-6-0, 3.66 (275.2 IP, 112 ER) in 149 career relief outings and 7-17, 5.85 (155.1 IP, 101 ER) in 30 career starts.

ANTHONY SWARZAK - RHP #51Height: 6-4 Weight: 209 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (9/10/85 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Obtained: 2nd round pick (61st overall), 2004 Draft

RECENT RELIEF APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/11@CLEGM1 ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 09/6 LAA ND 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 19/5 LAA ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 19/2 CWS ND 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 28/31 @BAL ND 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 18/28 @KC W 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 08/23 DET GM1 ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Homestand: 0-0-0, 6.75 (2.2 IP, 2 ER), BB, 2 K Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 6.75 (2.2 IP, 2 ER), BB, 2 K vs. Left: .286 vs. Right: .300

AMade Twins debut 8/31 at BAL, pitching 1.1 scoreless inning with one strikeout, stranding all three inherited runners...first appearance in majors since 9/18/11...contract purchased from Triple-A Rochester 8/31 as Twins lost Deduno to Houston through waivers. AWent 3-3, 3.98 ERA (52.0 IP, 23 ER) 46 apps for Rochester...held lefties to a .200 AVG (12-for-60)...righties hit .272 (37-for-136). AWent 41-71, 4.33 ERA (979.2 IP, 471 ER) in 271 career minor league games (157 starts) in parts of 10 minor league seasons.

AARON THOMPSON - LHP #64Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 B/T: L/L Age: 27 (2/28/87 in Santa Fe) Obtained: Signed as minor league free agent,12/9/11

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/21 CLE ND 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 29/19 CLE ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 09/13@CWSGM1 ND 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 09/9 @CLE H 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 29/5 LAA ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 18/31 @BAL ND 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 1

Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 IP), 2 K, BB Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (2.0 IP), 2 K, BB vs. Left: .348 vs. Right: .295

AMade spot start in Game 2 of DH on 9/13 at CWS (4.1 IP)...made ML debut with 3.0 perfect innings of relief with one strikeout May 6 at Cleveland. ARecalled prior to 9/2 game...added to Twins 40-man roster November 20, 2013...drafted 6th round in 2010 out of Kentucky. ARecord of 7-6, 3.60 ERA (115.0 IP, 46 ER) in 23 outings (19 starts) with Triple-A Rochester in 2014.

LOGAN DARNELL - LHP #38Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 B/T: L/L Age: 25 (2/2/89 in Nashville, TN) Drafted: Sixth round pick, 2010 Draft

RECENT RELIEF APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/21 CLE ND 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 19/20 CLE ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 15/6 @CLE ND 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.0 IP), 2 K Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (0.0 IP) vs. Left: .304 vs. Right: .302

AIs in his second stint with the Twins in 2014...recorded first two career holds in back-to-back games, 4/23-24 at TB. ARecalled prior to 9/2 game...made his major league debut July 11, 2013 at Tampa Bay with 1.1 scoreless innings...went 10.1 IP without allowing an earned run to begin his career...is the brother-in-law of former Twins outfielder Jason Kubel. AWent 3-4 with 10 saves, a 2.80 ERA (45.0 IP, 14 ER), 12 walks and 46 strikeouts in 39 games for Triple-A Rochester in 2014.

MICHAEL TONKIN - RHP #59Height: 6-7 Weight: 220 B/T: R/R Age: 24 (11/19/89 in Glendale, CA) Drafted: 30th round pick, 2008 Draft

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/19 CLE ND 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 09/17 DET H 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 09/15 DET ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 29/13@CWSGM1 ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 19/11@CLEGM2 ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 19/5 LAA ND 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1

Homestand: 0-0-0, 0.00 (3.2 IP), BB Series vs. CLE: 0-0-0, 0.00 (1.1 IP) vs. Left: .308 vs. Right: .300

AMade MLB debut with perfect 1.0 9/3 vs. CWS...recalled prior to 9/2 game...drafted in 46th round of 2010 draft out of Michigan State. ASplit 2014 season between Double-A and Triple-A, going 4-4, 2.17 ERA (78.2 IP, 19 ER) with 7 saves in 43 appearances...pronounced OCK-ter.

A.J. ACHTER - RHP #58Height: 6-5 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (8/27/88 in Toledo, OH) Obtained: 46th round pick, 2010 Draft

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/20 CLE ND 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 09/15 DET ND 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 09/11@CLEGM1 ND 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 29/7 LAA ND 1.0 5 5 2 1 0 1

Homestand: - - Series vs. CLE: - - vs. Left: .000 vs. Right: .455

AMade 2014 debut after being recalled prior to 9/2 game...was first appearance since 6/14/12 (1.2 IP). AHas 24 career MLB appearances, all in relief, posting a 5.88 ERA (26.0 IP, 17 ER) with 15 walks and 16 strikeouts. AMade 50 appearances between Double-A and Triple-A in 2014, going 4-3, 1.64 ERA (65.2 IP, 12 ER) with 18 saves, 27 walks and 88 strikeouts.

LESTER OLIVEROS - RHP #48Height: 6-0 Weight: 234 B/T: R/R Age: 26 (5/28/88 in Maracay, VZ) Obtained: Trade with Detroit, 8/16/2011

RECENT APPEARANCESDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB SO9/20 CLE ND 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 09/11@CLEGM1 ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 29/7 LAA ND 0.1 2 2 2 0 2 09/2 CWS L 0.1 3 3 3 2 0 0

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LAST GRAND SLAM PLAYER 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5+RBI TOTAL DATE OPP. ON PITCHER DATE OPP. CAREER after HR on Arcia 18 3 0 0 21 6 4 2 0 12 9/19/14 CLE 0 Bauer 10 6/5/14 MIL 1 3 ab on 9/19 Bernier 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ….. … … … 62 …. … 0 0 ab on Dozier 21 11 0 0 32 11 3 0 0 14 9/20/14 CLE 0 Hagadone 4 …. … 0 0 ab on 9/20 Escobar 20 5 1 1 27 6 0 0 0 6 9/6/14 LAA 1 Rasmus 20 …. … 0 3 ab on 9/6/14 Fryer 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 8/4/14 @CWS 0 Rienzo 33 …. … 0 0 ab on 8/4 Herrmann 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8/30/13 @TEX 1 Darvish 101 7/23/13 @LAA 1 1 ab on Hicks 7 0 0 0 7 3 1 0 0 4 4/24/14 @TB 2 Bell 97 …. … 0 1 ab on 4/24 Mauer 25 7 0 0 32 5 4 2 0 11 8/17/14 KC 0 Guthrie 115 9/1/12 @KC 3 1 ab on 8/17 Nunez 8 2 1 0 11 6 1 0 0 7 9/4/14 LAA 2 Santiago 21 …. … 0 1 ab on 9/4 Parmelee 10 4 0 0 14 6 0 0 0 6 9/6/14 LAA 0 Roth 18 …. … 0 3 ab on 9/6/14 Pinto 8 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 2 5/24/14 @SF 0 Romo 50 …. … 0 4 ab on 5/24 Plouffe 22 8 1 0 31 16 5 0 0 21 9/14/14 @CWS 0 Noesi 26 …. … 0 3 ab on 9/14 Santana 26 7 2 1 36 6 1 2 1 10 8/31/14 @BAL 1 Brach 64 …. … 0 0 ab on 8/31 Schafer 6 2 0 0 8 1 1 1 0 3 9/14/14 @CWS 1 Noesi 23 4/22/12 LAD 1 2 ab on 9/14 Suzuki 23 11 0 0 34 8 5 0 0 13 8/16/14 KC 0 Crow 91 9/10/07 @SEA 1 0 ab on 8/16’ Vargas 12 4 0 0 16 5 3 0 1 9 9/19/14 CLE 0 Bauer 11 …. … 0 3 ab on 9/19

BRIAN DOZIER - INF #2 Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 27 (5/15/87 in Tupelo, MS)

2014 Average: .240 Streak: 4g, 7-17 (.412), 2B, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, 4 r Series vs. CLE: .385 (5-13), 2B, HR, RBI, 2 rHomestand: .318 (7-22), 2B, 3B, HR, 4 BB, 3 RBI, SB, 5 runs Home Runs (21): Solo (15), 2-run (3), 3-run (3)

ALeads Twins with 3 HR and 11 RBI in 17 Interleague games this season. A106 runs scored by a Twins second baseman are tied fourth most in club history behind Knoblauch (104 in 1992)...he also holds top 3 spots: 107 in ‘95, 117 in ‘97, and 140 in ‘96...106 runs are most by a Twin (T11th all-time) in a single season since Knoblauch’s 117 in 1997. AStole his 20th base of the season for his first career 20/20 season...first 20/20 season for a Twin since Hunter had 23 HR/21 SB in 2004...is 6th player (7th time) in club history to do so. ATurned 97 double plays in 2014...has 207 double plays since start of 2013, 2nd most among MLB 2Bs (Altuve - 216)...is 7th on Twins all-time DP list by a second baseman with 277, needs 14 to tie Luis Rivas (291) for sixth. AScored 106 of the Twins 680 runs (15.6%)...106 runs are 3rd most in MLB, 2nd most in AL. AHit 7th career leadoff homer 7/4...tied for 4th on the Twins all-time leadoff HR list (Shannon Stewart).

EDUARDO ESCOBAR - INF #5 Height: 5-10 Weight: 173 B/T: S/R Age: 25 (1/5/89 in Villa de Cura, VZ)

2014 Average: .273 Streak: 2g, 2-4 (.500), RBI, run Series vs. CLE: - -Homestand: 1.000 (1-1) Home Runs (5): Solo (3), 2-run (2)

ALeads the Twins witha .362 (21-for-58) batting average in Interleague play this season. AHas 34 doubles in 2014, second among Twins...had nine doubles in 111 games from 2011-13. AThird among all Twins players with 41 extra-base hits this season (Plouffe - 56, Dozier - 55). AHis 34 2Bs are most by Twins middle infielder since Todd Walker (37 in 1999) and tied 2nd-most all-time by Twins SS with Leo Cardenas (34 in 1970) behind Zoilo Versalles (45 in 1965). ASnapped career-long eight-game hit-streak 5/20...hit .419 (13-for-31) with 6 2B in those eight. AHas set career-highs in hits, runs, doubles, homers, RBI and walks in 2014. APlayed in 147 career games as SS, 69 at third and 31 at second...49 of last 53 starts are at SS.

KURT SUZUKI - C #8Height: 5-11 Weight: 205 B/T: R/R Age: 30 (10/4/83 in Wailuku, HI)

2014 Average: .291 Streak: 8g, 10-27 (.370), 6 2B, 6 RBI, BB, run Series vs. CLE: .250 (2-8), 2BHomestand: .350 (7-20), 4 2B, 3 RBI Home Runs (3): Solo (3)

ASigned a two-year contract extension thru 2016, with vesting option for 2017, on July 31. AWas one of two Twins (Perkins) to represent the AL at the 2014 All-Star Game at Target Field...caught the ninth inning as Perkins pitched 1.0 scoreless inning, earning the save. A33 doubles are most, .291 average is highest among all AL catchers...127 hits 4th, 58 RBI 6th. AHas a 11 games with a season-high three hits...34 multi-hit games are second among Twins. AJuly ranks among all Twins: 24 hits (T1st), 10 RBI (T1st), .414 OBP (2nd), 11 BB (3rd). ASigned as a free agent on 12/23/13...originally drafted by Oakland (2nd round 2004 Draft).

ERIC FRYER - C #26Height: 6-2 Weight: 215 B/T: R/R Age: 29 (8/26/85 in Columbus, OH)

2014 Average: .214 Streak: 1g, 1-3 (.333), 2B Series vs. CLE: No PAs as a def. rep.Homestand: No PAs as a def. rep. Home Runs (1): Solo (1)

AHad three straight multi-hit games 7/31-8/6. AHit 2nd career home run in ninth inning 8/3 at CWS as part of back-to-back-to-back. ABegan the season with Triple-A Rochester...hit .252 with 7 2B, 3B, 11 RBI, 12 BB, 5 SB in 36 games. ACareer .248 (28-for-113) AVG in parts of four seasons with PIT (2011-12) & MIN (2013-14).

EDUARDO NUNEZ - INF #9Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 27 (6/15/87 in Santo Domingo, DR)

2014 Average: .249 Streak: 0-for-last-10, run Series vs. CLE: .000 (0-2), runHomestand: .000 (0-10), run Home Runs (4): 2-run (1), Solo (2), 3-run (1)

AHitting .254 (16-for-63) with 4 2B, 2 3B, HR, 8 RBI and 10 runs scored in last 23 games. AHit his fourth homer of the season with a game-tying 3-run shot 9/4 vs. LAA. AHas at least one hit in 28 of his 44 starts this season. ARecalled by Twins 5/8...started 44 games: 10 in LF, 1 in RF, 11 at 3B, 5 as DH, 17 at SS.

TREVOR PLOUFFE - INF #24Height: 6-2 Weight: 203 B/T: R/R Age: 28 (6/15/86 in West Hills, CA)

2014 Average: .253 Streak: 4g, 6-17 (.353), 2 RBI, run Series vs. CLE: .308 (4-13), RBI, runHomestand: .304 (7-23), BB, 3 RBI, run Home Runs (134): Solo (8), 2-run (5), 3-run (1)

AHit 12 home runs in 53 career Interleague games...batting .260 with 31 RBI in those 53. AHas hit .263 (40-for-152) with 7 HR, 31 RBI, 21 runs, 12 BB in 40 games since August 6. A40 doubles are 4th most in the AL, 6th in MLB...has 99 doubles since 2011...40 doubles are most by Twins third baseman in history passing Koskie (37, 2x)...40 2Bs are tied 17th all-time in Twins history (most since Mauer, 43, and Young, 46, in 2010)...Morneau leads (47 in ’08). AEarned first career AL co-PLayer of the Week honors with teammate Danny Santana, 8/25...hit .367 (11-for-30) with 5 doubles, 2 homers, 10 RBI and 6 runs in 7 games from 8/18-24. AAlready set career-highs is walks, doubles, runs, RBI and extra-base hits this season. ASnapped second 8-game hit-streak of the season, 5/1...hit .333 (11-33) with 7 2B, 8 RBI...previous eight-game hit-streak, to start the season, he hit .364 (12-for-33) with 3 2B and 7 RBI. AHis 35 home runs at Target Field are tied most in the ballpark’s history (Willingham - 35)...his 50 home runs since start of 2012 are most among active Twins.

DANNY SANTANA - INF #39Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 B/T: S/R Age: 23 (11/7/90 in Monte Plata, DR)

2014 Average: .318 Streak: 1g, 1-3 (.333), 2B, RBI, BB Series vs. CLE: .154 (2-13), 2B, RBI, BB, SB, runHomestand: .346 (9-26), 3 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 4 SB, 6 runs Home Runs (7): Solo (3), 2-run (4)

A75 games hitting leadoff: .305 (100-for-328), 21 2B, 6 3B, 6 HR, 35 RBI, 56 runs, 18 SB... .305 average is 7th highest all-time by Twins leadoff hitter in a single season (min. 65 games). A120 hits most by Twins rookie since Revere (120 in ’11)...previous high: Luis Rivas - 150 in 2001. AAL rookie ranks 2014: .318 AVG (2nd), 7 3B (1st), .355 OBP (2nd), 19 SB (2nd), .475 SLG (2nd), 65 runs (3rd), 36 multi-hit games (T2nd), 120 hits (5th), 38 XBH (4th), 40 RBI (8th), 24 2B (T4th). AEarned first career AL co-PLayer of the Week honors with teammate Trevor Plouffe, 8/25...hit .378 (14-for-37) with 2 2B, 2 3B, HR, 6 RBI and 7 runs in 8 games, 8/18-24. AAugust AL rookie ranks: .313 AVG (2nd), 41 hits (1st), 6 SB (1st), 23 runs (2nd), 4 3B (1st), 12 XBH (1st), 4 outfield assists (1st), .357 OBP (2nd), .481 SLG (1st), 5 2B (3rd), 14 RBI (T5th). AHas a hit in 70 of his 95 career games, reached safely in 76 of 95, scored in 48 of 95.

CHRIS PARMELEE - OF #27Height: 6-1 Weight: 221 B/T: L/L Age: 26 (2/24/88 in Long Beach, CA)

2014 Average: .255 Streak: 0-for-last-4 Series vs. CLE: - -Homestand: .000 (0-4) Home Runs (7): Solo (5), 2-run (2)

AHit his 7th HR of season 9/6 vs. LAA...5 of 7 HR this season are off righties...hitting .316 (6-for-19) in last nine games against right-handed pitching. AHitting .316 (24-for-76) against left-handed pitching this season... .228 vs. right-handers. AHitting .270 (44-for-163) with 3 HR, 17 RBI in last 55 games (38 starts), since June 24. ATied career-high with 3 hits 6/26 at LAA...has three games with three hits this season...walked a career-high three times on July 31 at KC...has seven career multi-walk games. APlayed in 108 career games (86 starts) at first base and 141 in the outfield (119 starts).

KENNYS VARGAS - 1B #19Height: 6-5 Weight: 275 B/T: S/R Age: 24 (8/1/90 in Canovanas, PR)

2014 Average: .288 Streak: 0-for-last-5 Series vs. CLE: .231 (3-13), HR, 2 RBI, runHomestand: .308 (8-26), 3B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 runs Home Runs (9): 3-run (1), Solo (5), 2-run (3)

A38 RBI since 8/1 are tied third most in the MLB with three others, behind Victor Martinez (42) and Adrian Gonzalez (41)...57 hits are tied 8th most in the AL in that span. AAL rookies since 8/1: .480 SLG (3rd), 38 RBI (1st), 57 hits (T2nd), 9 HR (1st), .288 AVG (4th), 24 runs (T3rd), .303 OBP (7th), .783 OPS (4th). AHas a hit in 37 of his 47 games; multi-hit games in 16 of 47; RBI in 23 of 47; reached in 39 of 47. AWas 4th Twin rookie since start of 2013 to have 5-RBI game 8/23 (Arcia, Santana, Colabello). AHit .281 with 17 2B, 17 HR, 63 RBI, 32 BB, 68 K in 97 games for Double-A New Britain in 2014. AStarted in the 2014 SiriusXM Futures Game at Target Field on July 13 as the cleanup hitter and first baseman...went 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts in the game.

JORDAN SCHAFER - OF #1Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 B/T: L/L Age: 28 (9/4/86 in Hammond, IN)

2014 Average: .239 Streak: 0-for-last-4 Series vs. CLE: .182 (2-11), RBIHomestand: .191 (4-21), run, RBI, SB Home Runs (1): 2-run (1)

A.288 (36-for-125) AVG with 5 2B, 3B, HR, 13 RBI, 12 BB, 15 SB in 40 games since joining Twins 8/5. ASnapped career-long 11-game hit-streak 9/1...hit .421, 3 2B, 6 BB, 9 RBI, 5 SB in streak. AHis four RBI 8/28 tied a career-high, also done 4/22/12 vs. LAD. APlayed 14 series with the Twins, stealing 15 bases in 40 games. AHas 61 career games (39 starts) in LF...265 games (243 starts) in CF...35 games (22 starts) in RF. AHas a career average of .229 (279-for-1218) with 103 stolen bases in parts of five seasons with Atlanta (2009, 2011, 2013-14), Houston (2011-12) and Minnesota (2014).

JOE MAUER - 1B #7Height: 6-5 Weight: 231 B/T: L/R Age: 31 (4/19/83 in St. Paul, MN)

2014 Average: .276 Streak: 4g, 6-15 (.400), 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2 runs Series vs. CLE: .364 (4-11), 2 BB, runHomestand: .348 (8-23), 2B, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 3 runs Home Runs (4): 3-run (2), Solo (2)

A.333 average in IL play is third among actives behind Pedroia (.335) and Markakis (.333). AHas a hit in nine of last 11 at Target Field, batting .333 (13-for-39) with 2 2B, 7 RBI. AIs 7th on Twins all-time games played list...passed Morneau (1,278) on 9/5 for sole possession...needs one HR to tie Smalley (110) for 12th on Twins all-time list. ASnapped 10-game road hit-streak 8/27...hit .375 (15-for-40) with 3 2B, HR, 7 RBI during streak. AReached in 50 of last 58 games, batting .294 (63-for-214) with 17 2B, 2 HR, 31 BB and 37 RBI. APlayed 151 career games at first base...five errors in 151 games at 1B for a .996 fielding %. ASince 2005, his .319 average is second to only Miguel Cabrera’s .326 mark among MLB players. ACollected 1,500th hit with first inning single 8/15 at HOU...is 6th Twin to record 1,500 hits joining Puckett (2,304), Carew (2,085), Oliva (1,917), Hrbek (1,749) and Killebrew (1,713). AIs only player in Twins/Senators history with career OBP above .400...career OBP is .401. AHad career-tying 16-game hit-streak 6/19-8/15...hit .365 (23-for-63) with 8 doubles a home run, 14 RBI, 5 walks and 5 runs during streak.

OSWALDO ARCIA - OF #31Height: 6-0 Weight: 220 B/T: L/R Age: 23 (5/9/91 in Anaco, Venezuela)

2014 Average: .233 Streak: 0-for-last-7, BB Series vs. CLE: .273 (3-11), HR, 2 RBI, runHomestand: .286 (4-14), 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB, 2 runs Home Runs (19): Solo (11), 2-run (4), 3-run (3), GS (1)

A8 RBI in 8 Interleague games this season...batting .286 in those 8, .306 in 19 career IL games. ATied for MLB lead with 11 HR since 8/12 (32 games)...28 RBI tied 8th most in MLB in that span...hit 14 home runs in his last 46 games, since July 23...HR in three straight games, 8/17-19. AFirst career multi-HR game with a solo shot and 2-run shot 8/12 at HOU. AHas three games with three hits...7 games with three-plus RBI (last: 9/13 at CWS). AReached safely in 51 of last 67 since 6/25...has 15 HR, 41 RBI and 24 walks in those 67. A33 career HR...18 at home, 15 on the road...33 HR since 2013 are second most among Twins.

DOUG BERNIER - INF #17Height: 6-1 Weight: 185 B/T: R/R Age: 32 (6/24/80 in Santa Maria, CA)

2014 Average: .200 Streak: 1g, 1-2 (.500), run Series vs. CLE: - -Homestand: No PAs, run as PR Home Runs (0): - -

ARecalled prior to 9/2 game as part of expanded roster...made first appearance in the majors 9/3 vs. CWS since September 29, 2013 vs. CLE. ACareer MLB average of .210 (13-for-62) with 3 doubles, 5 RBI and 8 walks in 38 games. ASpent the entire 2014 season with Triple-A Rochester where he hit .280 (113-for-404) with 25 doubles, 2 triples, 6 home runs and 54 RBI as the Red Wings primary shortstop. AMade major league debut in 2008 with Colorado, playing in two games...collected first MLB hit with an RBI-double off Joe Blanton on July 22, 2013.

CHRIS HERRMANN - C/OF #12Height: 6-0 Weight: 198 B/T: L/R Age: 25 (11/24/87 in Tomball, TX)

2014 Average: .193 Streak: 1g, 2-4 (.500), 2 2B, RBI, run Series vs. CLE: .400 (2-5), 2 2B, RBI, runHomestand: .400 (2-5), 2 2B, RBI, 2 runs Home Runs (0): - -

AIs his third stint with the Twins in 2014 after being recalled prior to 9/2 game...has hit .193 (11-for-57) in 28 games with the Twins this season. APlayed 31 career games (25 starts) as catcher...12 (6 starts) in LF and 34 (20 starts) in RF. AHas three outfield assists in his 26 career starts (45 games) in the outfield. AHit .304 (62-for-204) with 18 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR and 26 RBI for Triple-A Rochester in 2014.

AARON HICKS - OF #32Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 B/T: S/R Age: 24 (10/2/89 in Long Beach, CA)

2014 Average: .209 Streak: 0-for-last-5 Series vs. CLE: .000 (0-4), RBIHomestand: .200 (2-10), 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB, run Home Runs (1): 3-run (1)

ARecalled prior to 9/2 game as part of expanded rosters...played in 67 games between Double-A New Britain and Triple-A Rochester in 2014, hitting .291 with 16 2B, 5 HR, 29 RBI. ACareer average of .198 (88-for-444) with 18 2B, 3 3B, 9 HR, 44 RBI in 142 MLB games (’13-14). ABegan 2013 as Twins CF, was optioned August 1 and finished season with Triple-A Rochester...at the time of his demotion he led rookies with 37 runs, tied for lead with 9 stolen bases...second with 22 extra-base hits and 24 walks...third with 8 home runs and 95 total bases. AFinished 2013 with nine outfield assists, tied most among AL rookies and tied for fifth most in Twins history by a rookie...most since Rich Becker and Marty Cordova (12 each in 1995).

JOSMIL PINTO - C #43Height: 5-11 Weight: 210 B/T: R/R Age: 25 (3/31/89 in Valencia, VZ)

2014 Average: .217 Streak: 1g, 1-4 (.250), run Series vs. CLE: .200 (1-5), runHomestand: .167 (1-6), run Home Runs (7): Solo (6), 2-run (1)

AHitting .281 (43-for-153) with 10 2B, 7 HR and 19 RBI in 41 career starts as the Twins catcher. ARecalled prior to 9/2 game as rosters expanded...hit .279 (58-for-208) with 17 double, 6 HR, 35 RBI in 60 games with Triple-A Rochester in 2014. AHas a hit in 43 of his 62 career starts and reached safely in 52 of those 62 starts (DH & C). AHas seven home runs this seaseon, the last coming 5/24 at SF. ASet Twins rookie record with 17 walks in March/April, passing Tim Teufel’s 16 in 1984. A.342 average in Sept. 2013 led all AL rookies and was 2nd among MLB rookies (Pollock-.352).

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................................................................. BATTING PITCHINGMONTH AVG R R/G H HR W-L IP H BB K ERAMAR./APR. .254 131 5.5 211 20 12-12 217.2 241 82 137 5.04MAY .230 92 3.2 226 22 13-16 258.2 266 68 184 3.97JUNE .246 113 4.0 233 18 12-16 242.1 247 65 175 4.20JULY .247 99 3.8 217 19 11-15 232.0 266 45 162 4.11 AUGUST .277 159 5.5 287 28 11-18 253.0 306 86 195 5.51SEPTEMBER .266 86 4.5 174 17 7-12 170.1 201 52 128 5.07

TWINS MONTHLY BREAKDOWN

PITCHING BREAKDOWNW L S ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO

Starters 45 67 5.13 870.0 1020 523 496 94 238 607Relievers 21 22 37 3.73 504.0 507 230 209 47 160 374TOTALS 66 89 37 4.62 1374.0 1527 753 705 141 398 981

TWINS/OPPONENTS SCORING BY INNINGS1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X-TRA TOTAL

TWINS 73 82 79 63 61 70 78 80 80 14 680 OPPONENTS 75 102 94 82 98 89 78 66 56 13 753

HOME RUNS BY POSITIONC 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH PH TOTAL6 8 22 14 6 9 9 26 24 0 124

TWINS BATTING INFO

SEASON-HIGHS GW BUNTPLAYER H HR RBI RBI HITS SEASON-HIGH HIT-STREAKArcia 3 (3x) 2 4 (2x) 4 - 10, 4/3-6/2Bernier 1 - - - - 1, 9/11-currentDozier 3 (11x) 2 4 11 1 11, 8/22-9/1Escobar 5 1 (5x) 2 (7x) 2 1 8, 5/10-18Fryer 3 (2x) 1 2 - - 3, 7/31-6Herrmann 2 (2x) - 1 (2x) - - 2, 7/13-9/3Hicks 2 (5x) 1 3 2 - 5, 5/14-18Mauer 3 (7x) 1 (4x) 4 (3x) 5 1 16, 6/19-8/15Nunez 4 1 (4x) 3 2 1 5, 8/28-9/4Parmelee 3 (4x) 1 (7x) 2 (7x) 3 1 13, 6/14-7/3Pinto 2 (7x) 1 (7x) 2 (2x) 1 - 5, 5/7-5/16Plouffe 4 1 (13x) 3 (5x) 8 - 8, 2x, last 4/19-30Santana 5 1 (7x) 5 1 8 10, 8/17-26Schafer 3 (3x) 1 4 1 4 11, 8/21-31Suzuki 3 (11x) 1 (2x) 3 (5x) 4 - 9, 6/11-22Vargas 3 (4x) 1 (9x) 5 2 - 8, 8/29-9/6Others 17 1 TOTALS 61 18

2014 DISABLED LIST LOG Player Injury Date On Retro Date Off Games Missed Jason Bartlett ............ Left Ankle Sprain ...............4/7 .................... Retired 4/20.......................13 Oswaldo Arcia ...........Right Wrist Strain ..............4/9 ..........4/5 .......... 5/14 .............................33 Josh Willingham ........ Left Wrist Fracture ............4/12 .........4/7 .......... 5/26 .............................41 Aaron Hicks ...............Concussion Symptoms .......5/2 ........................... 5/9 ................................6 Mike Pelfrey .............Groin Strain, Elbow Surgery .. 5/2 .............................................................130 Sam Fuld ...................Concussion Symptoms .......5/8 .......................... 6/13 .............................32 Aaron Hicks ...............Right Shoulder Strain .......6/13 ........6/10 ......... 6/25 .............................13 Trevor Plouffe ............Rib Injury ..........................6/15 ......................... 6/30 .............................14 Eduardo Nunez ..........Right Hamstring Strain .....6/19 ........6/15 ......... 6/30 .............................14 Danny Santana ......... Left Knee Deep Bone Bruise ..6/27 ......................... 7/18 .............................17 Joe Mauer ..................Strained Right Oblique ......7/2 .......................... 8/11 .............................34 Ricky Nolasco ............Right Elbow Soreness ........7/8 ..........7/7 .......... 8/15 .............................32 BOLD indicates currently on DL

DATE PLAYER/MANAGER/COACH UMPIRE REASON5/11 at DET Ron Gardenhire Joe West Not awarding Twins a double play on a grounder that hit the runner (Jackson), allowing hitter (Romine) safe at first base.6/22 vs. CWS Ron Gardenhire D.J. Reyburn Balls and strikes.7/5 vs. NYY Ron Gardenhire Marty Foster Wanted balk called on Phelps pick-off attempt of Fuld at first.7/29 at KC Ron Gardenhire Ted Barrett Gardenhire challenged Alex Gordon catch vs. trapped ball. Call was upheld as catch. (Video review)8/18 vs. KC Ron Gardenhire (72nd career) Chris Segal Balls and strikes after Mauer strikeout.

TWINS EJECTIONS

TOTAL STANDS OVERTURNED TWINS 36 16 20OPPONENTS 29 13 16

LAST TWINS CHALLENGE: Gardenhire challenged safe call of Rajai Davis at first base 9/19 vs. DET after Davis hit ground ball back to pitcher. Call overturned, Davis out.

LAST OPPONENT CHALLENGE: Francona challenged Schafer safe call trying to steal second base 9/20 vs. CLE. Call overturned and Schafer out at second.

MANAGER CHALLENGES

C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Arcia 90 1 6 36 39 10 Bernier 1 1Dozier 149 69 75 5 Escobar 6 84 19 1 1 4 21 54 32Fryer 21 19 2Herrmann 4 6 2 3 5 Hicks 2 47 3 2 39 11Mauer 94 18 48 66 Nunez 17 11 10 1 5 2 8 1 7 12 8 4Parmelee 15 14 1 28 8 7 4 9 22 9 Pinto 23 20 10 18 11 4 Plouffe 125 7 63 6 31 23 9 Santana 26 61 2 76 1 2 11Schafer 28 8 1 2 34Suzuki 111 4 13 3 2 10 32 52 3 Vargas 12 36 42 3 2 Others 34 27 96 37 26 51 6 7 10 92 60 23 12 12 60

STARTS BY POSITION STARTS BY BATTING ORDER

TWINS HITTERS VS. Arizona Diamondbacks

2014 CAREERPLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI AVG. AB H HR RBIArcia … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0Beriner … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0Dozier … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0Escobar … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0Fryer … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0Herrmann … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0Hicks … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0Mauer … 0 0 0 0 .290 31 9 1 5Nunez … 0 0 0 0 .200 10 2 0 1Parmelee … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0Pinto … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0Plouffe … 0 0 0 0 .083 12 1 1 2Santana … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0Schafer … 0 0 0 0 .289 38 11 0 1Suzuki … 0 0 0 0 .250 48 12 1 3Vargas … 0 0 0 0 … 0 0 0 0Others … 0 0 0 0TEAM … 0 0 0 0

TWINS BULLPEN VS. Arizona Diamondbacks

2014 CAREERPITCHER W L S ERA IP H ER W L S ERA IP H ERAchter 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0Burton 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 5.40 5.0 4 3Darnell 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0Duensing 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 1 - 0 7.50 6.0 7 5Fien 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0Oliveros 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0Perkins 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 27.00 0.2 2 2Pressly 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0Swarzak 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0Thielbar 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0Thompson 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0Tonkin 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0Others 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0TEAM 0 - 0 - 0 … 0.0 0 0

RECORD WHEN…

Runs Scoring Allowing0 0 - 11 7 - 01 1 - 13 14 - 22 6 - 14 8 - 63 4 - 12 16 - 54 16 - 19 11 - 55 6 - 8 4 - 146 9 - 8 3 - 177 5 - 1 2 - 128 6 - 2 0 - 99 3 - 1 1 - 1010+ 10 - 0 0 - 9

Totals 66 - 89 66 - 89

Arcia .............8 Colabello .........2Santana ........5 Schafer ............2Parmelee .......4 Mastroianni .....1Fuld ...............3 Total ..............35Hicks .............3 Willingham ....3Escobar .........2Nunez ............2

TWINS OUTFIELD ASSISTS

MULTI-HOMER GAME • Dozier, 7/13 at COL • Arcia, 8/12 at HOU

BACK-TO-BACK • Santana/Dozier, 6/9 at TOR • Willingham/Morales, 6/24 at LAA • Parmelee/Arcia/Fryer, 8/3 at CWS • Arcia/Plouffe, 8/22 vs. DET

GRAND SLAM • Arcia, 6/5 vs. MIL

WALK-OFF • Parmelee, 5/14 vs. BOS

INSIDE-THE-PARK • Suzuki, 5/20 at SD

TWINS HOME RUN DATA

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TEAM BATTING:Most At-Bats, Game........................................................................................... 50, 8/3 at CWSMost Runs, Game.............................................................................................20, 8/22 vs. DETMost Runs, Inning...............................................................9, 2x, last 6th inning, 8/22 vs. DETMost Hits, Game ................................................................................................ 23, 8/3 at CWSMost Hits, Inning ................................................................................................. 9, 8/3 at CWSConsecutive Hits .................................................................. 5, 4x, last 8th inning, 8/3 at CWSConsecutive Batters Reached Base ..................................7, 3x, last 6th inning, 8/22 vs. DETFewest Hits, Game................................................................................... 3, 4x, last 8/7 at OAKMost Doubles, Game....................................................................................... 6, 2x, 8/9 at OAKMost Triples, Game .....................................................2, 2x, last 9/3 vs. CWS (Nunez, Escobar)Most Home Runs, Game ............................... 4, 8/22 vs. DET (Vargas, Arcia, Santana, Plouffe)Grand Slams .............................................................................................1, 6/5 vs. MIL (Arcia)Most Total Bases, Game ..................................................................................38, 8/22 vs. DETMost Extra Base Hits, Game ..............................................................................9, 8/22 vs. DETMost RBI, Game ...............................................................................................18, 8/22 vs. DETMost Walks .................................................................................................12, 4/17 vs. TOR(2)Most Strikeouts ..........................................................................................17, 9/13 at CWS (1)Most Stolen Bases, Game, Twins ..............................................................4, 2x, last 8/6 vs. SDMost Stolen Bases, Game, Opponent ...................................................... 3, 3x, last 7/31 at KCMost Caught Stealing, Game ................................................................ 2, 3x, last 8/21 vs. CLE Most Ground Into Doubleplay, Game................................................................... 4, 8/2 at CWSLeft On Base, Twins ........................................................................................... 15, 8/3 at CWSLeft On Base, Twins in Extra Innings ................................................................. 14, 4/2 at CWSConsecutive Scoreless Innings..............................................................................20, 8/19-21

INDIVIDUAL BATTING:Most At-Bats, Game......................................................................... 7, Willingham, 8/3 at CWSMost Runs, Game..................................................................................4, Plouffe, 8/22 vs. DETMost Runs, Inning.................................................................. 2, Nunez, 8th inning, 8/3 at CWSMost Hits, Game .....................................................................5, 2x, last Escobar, 8/22 vs. DETMost Hits, Inning ................................................................. 2, 2x, last Nunez, 8/23 (1) vs. DETMost Doubles, Game.......................................................2, many, last Herrmann, 9/21 vs. CLEMost Triples, Game ....................................................................................................... 1, manyMost Home Runs, Game ..............................................................2, 2x, last Arcia, 8/12 at HOUGrand Slams .............................................................................................. 1, Arcia, 6/5 vs. MILMost Total Bases, Game .......................................................10, 2x, last Escobar, 8/22 vs. DETMost Extra Base Hits, Game .......................................................3, 2x, last Dozier, 7/13 at COLMost RBI, Game ...................................................................................6, Colabello, 4/3 at CWSMost Walks, Game ..................................................................3, many, Dozier, 8/23 (1) vs. DETMost Strikeouts, Game .................................................................4, 8x, last Arcia, 8/29 at BALLongest Hitting-Streak ............................................................................16, Mauer, 6/19-8/15Consecutive Hits .......................................................................................................... 3, manyConsecutive Hitless At-Bats.........................................................................31, Arcia, 6/11-22Most Stolen Bases, Game........................................................ 2, 7x, last Santana, 9/5 vs. LAAMost Caught Stealing, Game ........................................................................................ 1, manyMost Ground Into Doubleplay, Game.......................................... 2, 3x, last Plouffe, 8/26 at KC

TEAM PITCHING:Most Runs Allowed ...........................................................................................14, 6/8 vs. HOUMost Runs, Inning................................................................ 7, 4x, 6th inning, last 8/31 at BALMost Hits Allowed ..................................................................................19, 2x, last 9/7 vs. LAAMost Hits Allowed, Inning ......................................................7, 3x, last 8th inning, 8/28 at KCConsecutive Hits Allowed ............................................................... 5, 6th inning, 4/15 vs. TORMost Home Runs Allowed, Game ........................................................................4, 6/8 vs. HOU

TEAM PITCHING (cont.):Most Strikeouts .................................................................................................13, 7/20 vs. TBMost Walks ........................................................................................................12, 5/1 vs. LADFewest Hits Allowed ................................................................................ 3, 2x, last 6/1 at NYYPitchers Used ...................................................................................................... 9, 9/5 vs. LAAConsecutive Batters Retired...........................................................................16, 4/26 vs. DETScoreless Innings Streak .............................................16, 2x, last 7/7(8th inn.)-7/9 (6th inn.)Wild Pitches ........................................................................................................ 3, 4/2 at CWS Most Innings, Game, Relievers ...........................................................7.2, 2x, last 8/17 vs. KCMost Hits, Game, Relievers ............................................................................... 14, 9/7 vs. LAAMost Runs, Game, Relievers ............................................................................... 9, 9/7 vs. LAAMost Home Runs, Game, Relievers ........................................................ 3, 2x, last 8/17 vs. KCMost Walks, Game, Relievers........................................................................ 6, 5/1 vs. LAD (2) Most Strikeouts, Game, Relievers.......................................................... 9, 2x, last 7/20 vs. TB

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING:Most Innings, Game, Starter ..............................................................9.0, Nolasco, 5/2 vs. BALMost Innings, Game, Reliever ............................................................4.2, Deduno, 7/4 vs. NYYMost Hits, Starter ...............................................................................12, Nolasco, 8/31 at BALMost Hits, Reliever .............................................................................6, Swarzak, 4/25 vs. DETMost Runs, Starter .................................................................. 8, 2x, last Nolasco, 8/31 at BALMost Runs, Reliever ...............................................................4, 4x, last Guerrier, 7/22 vs. CLEMost Home Runs, Starter .............................................................3, 2x, last Pino, 8/12 at HOUMost Home Runs, Reliever ............................................................2, Duensing, 5/1 (2) vs. LADMost Walks, Starter......................................................................................7, May, 8/9 at OAKMost Walks, Reliever.............................................................3, 2x, last Tonkin, 5/1 vs. LAD (2)Most Strikeouts, Starter.....................................................11, Hughes, 9/13 (Game 1) at CWSMost Strikeouts, Reliever......................................................... 4, 2x, last Deduno, 7/4 vs. NYYWin-Streak ........................................................ 6, 2x, Milone (5/9-6/29) & Hughes (4/20-6/1)Losing-Streak ........................................................................ 6, 2x, last Pelfrey, 9/6/13-5/1/14 Low-Hit Complete Game........................................................................8, Hughes 6/18 at BOSMost Consecutive Scoreless Innings ....................................................... 22.0, Gibson, 6/2-23Most Consecutive Batters Retired ....................................................16, Hughes, 4/26 vs. DETWild Pitches .......................................................................................... 2, Deduno, 4/2 at CWS

TEAM & INDIVIDUAL FIELDING:Errors, Game, Team ..........................................................................................3, 8/22 vs. DET Errors, Game, Individual ........................................................2, 3x, last Escobar, 8/22 vs. DETErrors, Consecutive Games, Team .............................................................. 5, 2x, last 4/23-30Errors, Consecutive Games Without, Team ...............................................................9, 7/6-18Doubleplays, Game, Team ...................................................................................5, 7/19 vs. TBOpponents Doubleplays, Game, Team ................................................................. 4, 8/2 at CWS

TEAM MISCELLANEOUS:Longest Winning Streak ...........................................................................................4, 6/19-23Longest Losing Streak................................................................................. 5, 2x, last 6/24-28Longest Game, Innings....................................................................12, 2x, last 5/1 vs. LAD (2)Longest Game, Time (9 Innings) ..................................................................4:10, 8/24 vs. DETLongest Game, Time (Extra Innings) ........................................................ 5:11, 5/1 vs. LAD (2)Longest Delay .................................................................................................. 2:13, 4/4 at CLEFastest Game, Time ......................................................................................2:26, 5/17 vs. SEALargest Margin, Victory..................................................................................... 13, 8/3 at CWSLargest Margin, Loss .........................................................................................9, 8/24 vs. DETLargest Home Attendance..............................................................................................36,952Home Sellouts ...........................................................................................................................Times Shut Out .................................................................11, last 9/11 at CLE (House started)

LAST TIME IT HAPPENEDFOR THE TWINS

HITTING:Hit for the Cycle: Cuddyer, 5/22/09 vs. MILGrand Slam: Arcia, 6/5/14 vs. MIL off Peralta (1 as a team in 2014)Inside-the-Park Home Run: Suzuki, 5/20/14 at SD (1 as a team in 2014)Pinch-Hit Home Run: Arcia, 5/22/13 at ATL (1 as a team in 2013)Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: LeCroy (9th inning), 5/19/04 at TORFive-Hit Game: Escobar, 8/22/14 vs. DET (2 as a team in 2014)Six-Hit Game: Puckett, 5/23/91 vs. TEXTwo Hits, One Inning: Santana, 8th inning, 8/3/14 at CWS (1 as a team in 2014)Two Home Runs, One Inning: Cuddyer, 8/23/09 at KCTwo-Home Run Game: Arcia, 8/12/14 at HOU (2 as a team in 2014)Three-Home Run Game: Morneau, 7/6/07 at CWS (Game 2)Back-to-Back Home Runs: Arcia/Plouffe, 8/22/14 vs. DET (3 as a team in 2014)3 Consecutive Home Runs: Parmelee/Arcia/Fryer, 8/3/14 at CWS (1 as a team in 2014)Three Home Runs, One Inning: Parmelee/Arcia/Fryer, 8/3/14 (1 as team in 2014)Four Home Runs, One Inning: Mack/Puckett/Hrbek/Bush, 5/2/92 at NYY

PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games):No-Hitter: Liriano, 5/3/11 at CWSOne-Hitter: Baker, 8/31/07 vs. KCTwo-Hitter: Albers, 8/12/13 vs. CLE (1 as a team in 2013)10+ Innings Pitched: Radke (10.0 innings), 9/21/97 vs. MIL10+ Strikeouts: Hughes, 9/13/14 at CWS - Game 1 (11 strikeouts)Complete Game Shutout: Albers, 8/12/13 vs. CLE (1 as a team in 2013) Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Mays/Silva, 5/19-20/05 vs. TOR/vs. MILBack-to-Back Shutouts: 6/2/13 vs. SEA - 6/4/13 at KC (1 as a team in 2013)

MISCELLANEOUS:Triple Play: Castillo/Morneau/Batista, 5/27/06 vs. SEA (Johjima hitting)Position Player Pitching: Carroll, 8/5/13 at KCThree-or-more Steals, One Game: Mastroianni (3), 7/5/12 at DETSteal of Home: Thomas, 8/2/13 vs. HOU (1 as a team in 2013)Home run in first ML at-bat: Hughes, 4/28/10 at DETLeadoff Home Run: Santana, 7/31/14 at KC (5 as a team 2014)

AGAINST THE TWINSHITTING:Hit for the Cycle: Beltre, 8/24/12 at TEXGrand Slam: Davis, 8/29/14 at BAL off May (4 allowed in 2014)Inside-the-Park Home Run: Bourjos, 4/11/12 vs. LAAPinch-Hit Home Run: Betancourt, 7/22/12 at KCPinch-Hit Grand Slam: Bartlett, 8/5/10 at TBFive-Hit Game: Granderson, 4/19/12 at NYYSix-Hit Game: Segura, 5/28/13 at MIL (1 allowed in 2013)Two Hits, One Inning: Ishikawa, 5/20/12 at MILTwo Home Runs, One Inning: Nilsson, 5/17/96 vs. MILTwo-Home Run Game: Flowers, 9/2/14 vs. CWS (5 allowed in 2014)Three-Home Run Game: Granderson, 4/19/12 at NYYBack-to-Back Home Runs: Hunter/Cabrera, 9/16/14 vs. DET3 Consecutive Home Runs: Jones/Castilla/Franco, 6/11/02 vs. ATLThree Home Runs, One Inning: Martinez/Infante/Jackson, 9/24/13 vs. DETFour Home Runs, One Inning: Everett/O’Leary/Varitek/Burkhart, 7/3/00 vs. BOS

PITCHING (complete games only for low-hit games):No-Hitter: Weaver, 5/2/12 at LAAOne-Hitter: Sanchez, 5/24/13 at DET (1 in 2013)Two-Hitter: Halladay, 5/29/05 at TOR10+ Innings Pitched: Fernandez (10.0 innings), 10/01/95 at CHC10+ Strikeouts: Kluber, 14 strikeouts, 9/21/14 vs. CLE (4 in 2014)Complete Game Shutout: Lester, 8/7/14 at OAK (1 in 2014)Back-to-Back Complete Game Victories: Williams/Weaver, 5/1-2/12 at LAABack-to-Back Shutouts: 5/1-2/12 at LAA

MISCELLANEOUS:Triple Play: Donaldson/Rosales/Carter, 8/21/12 at OAK (Plouffe hitting)Position Player Pitching: Romine, 8/22/14 vs. DET (1 faced in 2014)Three-or-more Steals, One Game: Borbon (3), 8/18/09 at TEXSteal of Home: Daubach, 4/27/03 at CHCHome run in first ML at-bat: Richard, 7/17/00 vs. STLLeadoff Home Run: Kinsler, 8/22/14 vs. DET (1 allowed in 2014)

2014 TARGET FIELD WEATHER DELAYS AND POSTPONEMENTSDATE DELAYED/PPD NOTES 4/16 vs. Toronto POSTPONED Scheduled to start at 7:10 pm. Game called at 11:50 am due to inclement weather (low temps/snow). Game scheduled as split DH on April 17.4/27 vs. Detroit POSTPONED Scheduled to start at 1:10 pm. Game called at 10:30 am due to inclement weather. Game made-up as split DH on August 23.4/29 vs. Los Angeles-NL POSTPONED Scheduled to start at 7:10 pm. Game called at 12:45 pm due to cold and rain/snow. Game scheduled as split DH on Thursday, May 1.6/6 vs. Houston DELAYED Delayed one hour and 21 minutes prior to first pitch due to rain. Originally scheduled for 7:10 pm, game started at 8:31 pm.6/19 vs. Chicago-AL DELAYED Delayed two hours and six minutes prior to first pitch due to rain. Originally scheduled for 7:10 pm, game started at 9:16 pm.8/17 vs. Kansas City DELAYED Delayed one hour and 28 minutes (34 minutes prior, 54 minutes during game). Originally scheduled for 1:10 pm, game started at 1:44 pm.9/3 vs. Chicago-AL DELAYED Delayed 16 minutes at 8:47 pm due to rain, game resumed at 9:03 pm. 9/20 vs. Cleveland DELAYED Delayed one hour and one minute prior to first pitched due to rain. Originally scheduled for 6:10 pm, game started at 7:11 pm.

** Target Field has experienced 17 delayed games and 11 postponed games in the park’s history (since 2010). Longest delay: 3:00. **

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MARCH/APRIL (12-12) Batting: .251 (211-for-832) Pitching: 12-12-6, 5.04 (217.2 IP, 122 ER) 31 -----at CWS 3-5 L 0-1 4 -1.0 37,422 Sale/Nolasco/Lindstrom 1 -----OFF DAY 2 -----at CWS^ 6-7 L 0-2 4 -2.0 10,625 Belisario/Deduno 3 -----at CWS 10-9 W 1-2 4 -1.5 11,056 Thielbar/Lindstrom/Perkins 4 -----at CLE 2-7 L 1-3 5 -2.5 41,274 Outman/Pelfrey 5 -----at CLE 7-3 W 2-3 T4 -2.5 14,153 Gibson/Carrasco 6 -----at CLE 10-7 W 3-3 2 -1.5 13,104 Swarzak/Wood/Perkins 7 -----OAK 3-8 L 3-4 T4 -2.0 35,837 35,837 1 Kazmir/Correia 8 -----OFF DAY T4 9 -----OAK^ 4-7 L 3-5 5 -2.5 22,973 58,810 2 Otero/Burton 10 -----OAK 1-6 L 3-6 5 -3.0 20,650 79,460 3 Straily/Pelfrey 11 -----KC 10-1 W 4-6 5 -2.0 24,338 103,920 4 Gibson/Chen 12 -----KC 7-1 W 5-6 4 -2.0 23,963 127,761 5 Nolasco/Shields 13 -----KC 4-3 W 6-6 3 -1.0 20,878 148,639 6 Fien/Crow/Perkins 14 -----OFF DAY 3 -1.0 15 -----TOR 3-9 L 6-7 3 -1.5 21,818 170,457 7 Loup/Hughes 16 -----TOR T4 -1.0 -- Postponed, Rain/Snow - Scheduled makeup as split DH 4/17 -- 17 -----TOR 7-0 W 7-7 2 -0.5 20,507 190,964 8 Gibson/Dickey -----TOR# 9-5 W 8-7 2 -0.5 20,698 211,662 9 Fien/Santos 18 -----at KC 0-5 L 8-8 3 -0.5 21,192 Vargas/Nolasco 19 -----at KC 4-5 L 8-9 3 -1.5 24,291 Chen/Correia/Holland 20 -----at KC 8-3 W 9-9 3 -1.5 17,710 Hughes/Ventura 21 -----OFF DAY T2 -1.0 22 -----at TB 3-7 L 9-10 T3 -2.0 11,785 Price/Gibson 23 -----at TB^ 6-4 W 10-10 T2 -1.0 11,993 Fien/Lueke/Perkins 24 -----at TB 9-7 W 11-10 2 -1.0 13,177 Nolasco/Bedard/Perkins 25 -----DET 6-10 L 11-11 T2 -2.0 27,558 239,220 10 Porcello/Correia 26 -----DET 5-3 W 12-11 2 -1.0 28,122 267,342 11 Hughes/Ortega/Perkins 27 -----DET 2 -1.0 --Postponed, Inclement Weather - Scheduled makeup 8/23 -- 28 -----OFF DAY T2 -1.0 29 -----LAD T2 -1.5 --Postponed, Inclement Weather - Scheduled makeup as split DH 5/1 -- 30 -----LAD 4-6 L 12-12 3 -2.5 24,588 291,930 12 Greinke/Gibson/JansenMAY (13-16) Batting: .230 (226-for-984) Pitching: 13-16-8, 3.97 (258.2 IP, 114 ER) 1 -----LAD 4-9 L 12-13 4 -3.5 23,306 315,236 13 Haren/Pelfrey/Perez -----LAD##^ 3-4 L 12-14 4 -3.5 24,053 339,289 14 Wright/Duensing/Jansen 2 -----BAL 0-3 L 12-15 4 -4.5 24,165 363,454 15 Jimenez/Nolasco/Hunter 3 -----BAL 6-1 W 13-15 3 -4.5 25,318 388,772 16 Correia/Chen 4 -----BAL 5-2 W 14-15 2 -4.5 25,559 414,331 17 Hughes/Gonzalez/Perkins 5 -----at CLE^ 1-0 W 15-15 2 -4.5 9,037 Thielbar/Axford/Perkins 6 -----at CLE 4-2 L 15-16 3 -5.5 9,621 Tomlin/Deduno/Shaw 7 -----at CLE 3-4 L 15-17 4 -6.5 10,742 Axford/Fien 8 -----at CLE 4-9 L 15-18 T4 -6.5 13,095 Masterson/Correia 9 -----at DET 2-1 W 16-18 T4 -5.5 35,814 Hughes/Verlander/Perkins 10 -----at DET 3-9 L 16-19 T4 -6.5 42,312 Scherzer/Gibson 11 -----at DET 4-3 W 17-19 T4 -5.5 40,468 Burton/Chamberlain/Perkins 12 -----OFF DAY T3 -6.0 13 -----BOS 8-6 W 18-19 3 -6.0 23,949 438,280 18 Perkins/Miller 14 -----BOS 4-9 L 18-20 5 -7.0 26,802 465,082 19 Doubront/Correia 15 -----BOS^ 4-3 W 19-20 3 -6.5 29,628 494,710 20 Duensing/Miller 16 -----SEA 5-4 W 20-20 2 -6.5 27,275 521,985 21 Gibson/Young/Perkins 17 -----SEA 4-3 W 21-20 2 -6.5 29,717 551,702 22 Deduno/Elias/Perkins 18 -----SEA 2-6 L 21-21 2 -6.5 32,511 584,213 23 Hernandez/Nolasco 19 -----OFF DAY T2 -7.0 20 -----at SD 5-3 W 22-21 2 -6.0 19,136 Correia/Kennedy/Perkins 21 -----at SD 2-0 W 23-21 2 -5.0 16,079 Hughes/Ross/Perkins 22 -----OFF DAY 2 -4.5 23 -----at SF 2-6 L 23-22 2 -5.5 41,514 Lincecum/Gibson/Machi 24 -----at SF 1-2 L 23-23 T2 -5.5 41,724 Vogelsong/Deduno/Romo 25 -----at SF 1-8 L 23-24 T2 -5.5 42,590 Bumgarner/Nolasco 26 -----TEX 2-7 L 23-25 T3 -5.5 30,571 614,784 24 Tepesch/Correia 27 -----TEX 4-3 W 24-25 T3 -5.5 22,702 637,486 25 Perkins/Soria 28 -----TEX 0-1 L 24-26 3 -5.5 26,472 663,958 26 Tolleson/Burton 29 -----TEX 4-5 L 24-27 T3 -6.5 28,170 692,128 27 Ogando/Fien/Soria 30 -----at NYY 6-1 W 25-27 T3 -6.5 42,245 Nolasco/Nuno 31 -----at NYY 1-3 L 25-28 T3 -6.5 44,346 Tanaka/Duensing/RobertsonJUNE (12-16) Batting: .246 (233-for-947) Pitching: 12-16-8, 4.20 (242.1 IP, 113 ER) 1 -----at NYY 7-2 W 26-28 3 -5.5 42,449 Hughes/Robertson 2 -----at MIL 2-6 L 26-29 T4 -6.0 28,708 Garza/Gibson 3 -----at MIL 6-4 W 27-29 T4 -5.0 25,634 Deduno/Gallardo/Perkins 4 -----MIL 6-4 W 28-29 4 -4.0 31,144 723,272 28 Nolasco/Wooten/Perkins 5 -----MIL 5-8 L 28-30 T4 -4.0 35,110 758,382 29 Peralta/Correia/Rodriguez 6 -----HOU 4-5 L 28-31 T4 -5.0 29,448 787,830 30 Keuchel/Hughes/Qualls 7 -----HOU 8-0 W 29-31 T4 -5.0 27,732 815,562 31 Gibson/Feldman 8 -----HOU 5-14 L 29-32 5 -5.0 31,576 847,138 32 Downs/Deduno 9 -----at TOR 4-5 L 29-33 5 -5.0 19,428 Janssen/Guerrier 10 -----at TOR 4-0 W 30-33 5 -4.5 20,681 Correia/Happ 11 -----at TOR 7-2 W 31-33 5 -3.5 45,080 Hughes/Stroman/Fien 12 -----OFF DAY 5 -4.0 13 -----at DET 2-0 W 32-33 3 -3.0 39,811 Gibson/Smyly/Perkins 14 -----at DET 9-12 L 32-34 4 -4.0 41,498 Sanchez/Deduno/Krol 15 -----at DET 3-4 L 32-35 4 -5.0 41,462 Nathan/Fien 16 -----at BOS 0-1 L 32-36 T4 -5.0 35,693 De La Rosa/Correia/Uehara 17 -----at BOS 1-2 L 32-37 5 -5.5 36,835 Lester/Hughes/Mujica 18 -----at BOS^ 1-2 L 32-38 5 -6.5 36,489 Uehara/Fien 19 -----CWS 4-2 W 33-38 5 -5.5 31,195 878,333 33 Fien/Petricka/Perkins 20 -----CWS 5-4 W 34-38 T5 -5.0 32,071 910,404 34 Perkins/Webb 21 -----CWS 4-3 W 35-38 4 -5.0 32,647 943,051 35 Correia/Rienzo/Perkins 22 -----CWS 6-5 W 36-38 T3 -5.0 30,491 973,542 36 Hughes/Danks/Burton 23 -----OFF DAY T3 -5.0 24 -----at LAA 6-8 L 36-39 T3 -6.0 37,086 Wilson/Gibson/Smith 25 -----at LAA 2-6 L 36-40 4 -7.0 39,082 Richards/Pino 26 -----at LAA 4-6 L 36-41 4 -8.0 32,209 Weaver/Nolasco/Smith 27 -----at TEX 4-5 L 36-42 4 -8.0 38,111 Tepesch/Correia 28 -----at TEX 0-5 L 36-43 5 -9.0 30,620 Darvish/Hughes 29 -----at TEX 3-2 W 37-43 5 -8.0 36,779 Gibson/Soria/Perkins 30 -----KC 1-6 L 37-44 5 -9.0 28,533 1,002,075 37 Duffy/PinoJULY (11-15) Batting: .247 (217-for-880) Pitching: 11-15-6, 4.11 (232.0 IP, 106 ER) 1 -----KC 10-2 W 38-44 4 -9.0 23,383 1,025,458 38 Nolasco/Shields 2 -----KC 0-4 L 38-45 5 -10.0 28,860 1,054,318 39 Vargas/Correia 3 -----NYY 4-7 L 38-46 5 -11.0 34,714 1,089,032 40 Tanaka/Hughes/Robertson 4 -----NYY 5-6 L 38-47 5 -11.0 36,952 1,125,984 41 Huff/Gibson/Robertson 5 -----NYY^ 2-1 W 39-47 5 -10.0 36,514 1,162,498 42 Duensing/Thornton 6 -----NYY 7-9 L 39-48 5 -10.0 31,171 1,193,669 43 Kuroda/Nolasco/Robertson 7 -----at SEA 0-2 L 39-49 5 -10.5 18,562 Iwakuma/Correia/Rodney 8 -----at SEA 2-0 W 40-49 5 -10.5 15,553 Hughes/Young/Perkins 9 -----at SEA 8-1 W 41-49 5 -10.5 16,460 Gibson/Elias 10 -----at SEA 4-2 W 42-49 5 -10.5 14,530 Pino/Wilhelmsen/Perkins 11 -----at COL 2-6 L 42-50 5 -11.5 36,110 De La Rosa/Johnson 12 -----at COL 9-3 W 43-50 5 -11.5 35,930 Correia/Matzek 13 -----at COL 13-5 W 44-50 5 -10.5 35,743 Hughes/Anderson 14 -----ALL STAR BREAK - Target Field 2014 Gatorade All-Star Workout Day featuring the Gillette Home Run Derby 15 -----at TARGET FIELD American League - 5, National League - 3 Scherzer/Neshek/Perkins 16 -----ALL STAR BREAK 17 -----ALL STAR BREAK

GA/ Daily TotalDate Opp. Score W/L Rcd. Pos. GB Attendance Hm Att. Date Winner/Loser/Save

JULY CONTINUED 18 -----TB 2- 6 L 44-51 5 -10.5 31,058 1,224,727 44 Cobb/Gibson 19 -----TB 1- 5 L 44-52 5 -10.0 36,117 1,260,844 45 Price/Hughes/McGee 20 -----TB 3- 5 L 44-53 5 -11.0 26,821 1,287,665 46 Archer/Correia/Yates 21 -----CLE 4- 3 W 45-53 5 -11.0 25,109 1,312,774 47 Fien/Shaw/Perkins 22 -----CLE 2- 8 L 45-54 5 -11.0 28,291 1,341,065 48 Salazar/Pino 23 -----CLE 3- 1 W 46-54 5 -11.0 34,608 1,375,673 49 Swarzak/Bauer/Perkins 24 -----CWS 2- 5 L 46-55 5 -12.0 32,952 1,408,625 50 Noesi/Hughes/Petricka 25 -----CWS 5- 9 L 46-56 5 -12.0 28,728 1,437,353 51 Danks/Correia 26 -----CWS 0- 7 L 46-57 5 -12.0 33,005 1,470,358 52 Sale/Darnell 27 -----CWS 4- 3 W 47-57 5 -11.0 27,818 1,498,176 53 Burton/Belisario/Perkins 28 -----OFF DAY 5 -11.0 29 -----at KC 2- 1 W 48-57 5 -10.0 30,686 Gibson/Shields/Perkins 30 -----at KC 2- 3 L 48-58 5 -11.0 20,747 Frasor/Hughes/Holland 31 -----at KC 3- 6 L 48-59 5 -11.0 24,127 Ventura/Thielbar/HollandAUGUST (11-18) Batting: .277 (287-for-1035) Pitching: 11-18-6, 5.51 (253.0 IP, 155 ER) 1 -----at CWS 8-10 L 48-60 5 -12.0 28,060 Guerra/Fien/Petricka 2 -----at CWS 8- 6 W 49-60 5 -12.0 27,446 Pressly/Belisario/Perkins 3 -----at CWS 16-3 W 50-60 5 -12.0 23,471 Gibson/Guerra 4 -----OFF DAY 5 -11.5 5 -----SD 3- 1 W 51-60 5 -11.5 34,495 1,532,671 54 Hughes/Hahn/Perkins 6 -----SD^ 4- 5 L 51-61 5 -11.5 34,567 1,567,238 55 Quackenbush/Swarzak/Benoit 7 -----at OAK 0- 3 L 51-62 5 -11.5 22,108 Lester/Pino 8 -----at OAK 5- 6 L 51-63 5 -12.5 20,196 Kazmir/Gibson/Doolittle 9 -----at OAK 4- 9 L 51-64 5 -12.5 32,074 Samardzija/May 10 -----at OAK 6- 1 W 52-64 5 -11.5 25,598 Hughes/Gregerson 11 -----at HOU 4- 2 W 53-64 5 -11.0 15,569 Duensing/Fields/Perkins 12 -----at HOU 4-10 L 53-65 5 -11.0 17,490 McHugh/Pino 13 -----at HOU 3- 1 W 54-65 5 -11.0 16,480 Gibson/Oberholzer/Perkins 14 -----OFF DAY 5 -11.5 15 -----KC 5- 6 L 54-66 5 -12.5 32,013 1,599,251 56 Duffy/Nolasco/Holland 16 -----KC 4- 1 W 55-66 5 -11.5 35,575 1,634,826 57 Hughes/Ventura/Perkins 17 -----KC 6-12 L 55-67 5 -12.5 31,455 1,666,281 58 Guthrie/Milone 18 -----KC 4- 6 L 55-68 5 -13.5 25,559 1,691,840 59 Vargas/May/Holland 19 -----CLE 5- 7 L 55-69 5 -14.5 26,358 1,718,198 60 Crockett/Duensing/Allen 20 -----CLE 0- 5 L 55-70 5 -14.5 28,943 1,747,141 61 House/Nolasco 21 -----CLE 4- 1 W 56-70 5 -14.0 28,033 1,775,174 62 Hughes/Kluber/Perkins 22 -----DET 20-6 W 57-70 5 -14.0 29,394 1,804,568 63 Pressly/Ray 23 -----DET### 12-4 W 58-70 5 -13.5 25,110 1,829,678 64 Pino/Farmer -----DET 6- 8 L 58-71 5 -14.5 25,578 1,855,256 65 Verlander/May/Nathan 24 -----DET 4-13 L 58-72 5 -14.5 23,983 1,879,239 66 Scherzer/Gibson 25 -----OFF DAY 5 -14.0 26 -----at KC 1- 2 L 58-73 5 -15.0 13,847 Davis/Perkins 27 -----at KC 1- 6 L 58-74 5 -16.0 17,668 Davis/Hughes 28 -----at KC^ 11-5 W 59-74 5 -15.0 17,219 Swarzak/Chen 29 -----at BAL 1- 9 L 59-75 5 -15.0 27,464 Gonzalez/May 30 -----at BAL 2- 3 L 59-76 5 -15.0 30,322 Miller/Burton/Britton 31 -----at BAL 8-12 L 59-77 5 -15.0 40,905 Chen/Nolasco/Britton SEPTEMBER (7-12) Batting: .266 (174-for-654) Pitching: 7-12-3, 5.07 (170.1 IP, 96 ER) 1 -----at BAL 6-4 W 60-77 5 -15.5 33,156 Hughes/Gausman/Perkins 2 -----CWS^ 3-6 L 60-78 5 -16.5 23,719 1,902,958 67 Webb/Oliveros/Petricka 3 -----CWS 11-4 W 61-78 5 -16.5 21,778 1,924,736 68 May/Danks 4 -----LAA 4-5 L 61-79 5 -17.0 21,914 1,946,650 69 Smith/Perkins/Street 5 -----LAA^ 6-7 L 61-80 5 -18.0 23,477 1,970,127 70 Street/Burton/Jepsen 6 -----LAA 5-8 L 61-81 5 -18.0 28,924 1,999,051 71 Smith/Burton/Street 7 -----LAA 4-14 L 61-82 5 -19.0 25,419 2,024,470 72 Wilson/Darnell 8 -----OFF DAY 5 -18.5 9 -----at CLE 4-3 W 62-82 5 -17.5 9,489 May/Bauer/Burton 10 -----at CLE 5 -18.0 --Postponed, Inclement Weather - Scheduled makeup as DH 9/11-- 11 -----at CLE 2-8 L 62-83 5 -18.5 - - Kluber/Gibson -----at CLE#### 0-2 L 62-84 5 -18.5 12,637 House/Nolasco/Allen 12 -----at CWS 5 --Postponed, Inclement Weather - Scheduled makeup as DH 9/13-- 13 -----at CWS 1-5 L 62-85 5 -19.0 - - Quintana/Hughes -----at CWS##### 6-7 L 62-86 5 -20.0 20,106 Petricka/Perkins 14 -----at CWS 6-4 W 63-86 5 -20.0 17,044 May/Noesi/Perkins 15 -----DET 6-8 L 63-87 5 -21.0 19,700 2,044,170 73 Ryan/Fien/Soria 16 -----DET 4-3 W 64-87 5 -20.0 22,066 2,066,236 74 Perkins/Nathan 17 -----DET 8-4 W 65-87 5 -19.0 22,285 2,088,521 75 Gibson/Price 18 -----OFF DAY 5 -19.0 19 -----CLE^ 5-4 W 66-87 5 -19.0 28,400 2,116,921 76 Burton/Crokett 20 -----CLE 3-7 L 66-88 5 -20.0 28,316 2,145,237 77 House/May/Rzepczynski 21 -----CLE 2-7 L 66-89 5 -20.0 24,451 2,169,688 78 Kluber/Swarzak 22 -----ARI 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 23 -----ARI 7:10 pm FSN/TIBN 24 -----ARI 12:10 pm FSN/TIBN 25 -----at DET 6:08 pm FSN/TIBN 26 -----at DET 6:08 pm FSN/TIBN 27 -----at DET 6:08 pm FSN/TIBN 28 -----at DET 12:08 pm FSN/TBS/TIBNAll game times are listed as Central * - Denotes Sellout^ - Denotes Extra-Innings ### - Makeup game from April 27 vs. DET# - Makeup game from April 16 vs. TOR #### - Makeup game from September 10 at CLE## - Makeup game from April 29 vs. LAD ##### - Makeup game from September 12 at CWS

2014 WALK-OFF VICTORIES DATE SCORE NOTES May 13 vs. Red Sox 8-6 Parmelee two-run home run with two outs in bottom 9th. May 15 vs. Red Sox 4-3 (10 inn) Hicks one-run single with two outs in bottom 10th. May 27 vs. Rangers 4-3 Santana reached E1 scoring Nunez with two outs in bottom 9th. June 20 vs. White Sox 5-4 Dozier one-run single with two outs in bottom 9th. July 5 vs. Yankees 2-1 (11 inn) Plouffe hits come-backer with bases loaded, Thornton gets out at home, Cervelli attempts DP at first and commits throwing error in bottom 11th. September 16 vs. Tigers 4-3 Hicks infield single scoring Herrmann from third base .. with two outs in bottom 9th. September 19 vs. Indians 5-4 Plouffe one-run single with one out in bottom 10th.

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2014 players (48)

Position Players: (25) Arcia, Oswaldo, of*Bartlett, Jason, if*Bernier, Doug, ifColabello, Chris, if*Dozier, Brian, if*Escobar, Eduardo, if*Florimon, Pedro, if*Fryer, Eric, cFuld, Sam, of

Herrmann, Chris, cHicks, Aaron, of*Kubel, Jason, of*Mastroianni, Darin, ofMauer, Joe, c*Morales, Kendrys, dhNunez, Eduardo, ifParmelee, Chris, ofPinto, Josmil, c*

Plouffe, Trevor, if*Polanco, Jorge, ifSantana, Danny, ifSchafer, Jordan, ofSuzuki, Kurt, c*Vargas, Kennys, 1bWillingham, Josh, of*

Pitchers: (23) Achter, A.J., rhpBurton, Jared, rhp*Correia, Kevin, rhp*Darnell, Logan, lhpDeduno, Samuel, rhp*Duensing, Brian, lhp*Fien, Casey, rhp*Gibson, Kyle, rhp*

Guerrier, Matt, rhpHughes, Phil, rhp*Johnson, Kris, lhpMay, Trevor, rhpMilone, Tommy, lhpNolasco, Ricky, rhp*Oliveros, Lester, rhpPelfrey, Mike, rhp*

Perkins, Glen, lhp*Pino, Yohan, rhpPressly, Ryan, rhpSwarzak, Anthony, rhp*Thielbar, Caleb, lhp*Thompson, Aaron, lhpTonkin, Michael, rhp*

(*, on Opening Day 25-man Roster)

*Twins are 6-7 in extra-innings*